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  Stagecoach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled enclosed passenger and/or mail coach, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, widely used before the introduction of railway transport.
The stagecoach, with seats outside and in, was a public conveyance which was known in England from the 16th century.
Stagecoaches could compete with canal boats, but they were rendered obsolete as the rail network expanded.
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 Stagecoach Movie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A stagecoach that travelled between the Western towns across the dry land and monumental rocks of Utah, with the marshall and soldiers to guard the passengers against the threat of the Indians, provided a simple storyline for the movie.
The success of the movie was to bring together a convincingly batch of 9 (10 in the end) characters on the stagecoach - the driver Buck, upright Marshall Wilcox, Lucy (the lady who was determined to reunite with her soldier husband) and her admirer Hatfeld (John Carradine), the good old man Mr.
Stagecoach is one of the all time classic western movies.
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 Stagecoach
A stagecoach would stop periodically at so-called staging posts to take on fresh horses, exchange mail, and to allow the passengers and crew food and rest breaks.
Until the railway systems of Europe drove the stagecoaches out of business they had regular routes (stages) all over Britain and the Continent.
Stagecoach is also the name of a British transport company which operates several bus and rail franchises, and has faced some criticism over its alleged use of anti-competetive practices.
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 Encyclopedia: Stagecoach (movie)
Stagecoach is a 1939 Western which tells the tale of Oprah Winfrey and some strangers thrown in a castle made of shoddy clothing on a stagecoach which is attacked by Dr Phil and the Bandits.
It stars Claire Trevor and John Wayne in the role which made psychiatrists go nuts and pull out their hair and several organs.
This was the first of many films that John Ford made in Monument Valley, Utah, many starring John Wayne as the giant potato.
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 Stagecoach starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
While probably not the very best western ever created this stunning production is memorable as being one of the first of the genre where just as much emphasis was placed on character development as action.
Produced in the magical year of 1939 "Stagecoach" more than holds its own with all the other great classics produced in that year.
Louise Platt also does some memorable work as the very pregnant Lucy Mallory, travelling on the stagecoach to join her husband who gives birth during the journey and with help from Dallas learns a good lesson in understanding and tolerance of other's failings.
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 Stagecoach
This is a movie that has all the standard ingredients of the western and yet transcends them, living them to a new level.
It's a movie that's historically significant, but the real reason to watch it is that it's a damn good movie.
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 Images - 30 Great Westerns
Over the ensuring decades, however, the reputation of Stagecoach has soared--for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the presence of John Wayne in the role that made him a major movie star.
It's a stunning location that for many movie lovers around the world instantly evokes images of the West and the arid, inhospitable land that pioneers crossed while settling this continent.
Stagecoach's story ultimately depends upon a double act of reformation as represented by the budding relationship between Dallas and the Ringo Kid: in the climatic scene, Dallas waits while the Kid and outlaw Luke Plummer face-off in a showdown.
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 Stagecoach (1939)
The odds are that a lone stagecoach won't make it but these passengers are a plucky lot and working together (apart from bad-egg Gatewood) they might just make it.
Even though the movie trots through the story at a fair clip we're never short-changed on the personal front, being given fully-rounded personalities which have depth, emotion and a feeling of past.
However, the essence of this movie is the humanity that resides in all of us, whatever the layers of social conditioning that overlay it.
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 Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939) is a classic Western from film auteur John Ford.
In Stagecoach, nine passengers during a stagecoach journey are placed together in a position of danger, one in which their true characters are tested and revealed.
Through the majestic rock formations of Monument Valley, the stagecoach is followed by the Cavalry troops riding guard, while Curley and Buck converse in a two-shot on the driver's seat (as they often do in the film).
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 Stagecoach Movie: Stagecoach DVD is available from Bestprices.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Regarded by many as the best Western ever made, STAGECOACH shot John Wayne to stardom and elevated the prestige of a genre that had hitherto been considered a B-movie province.
Under the stress of an Indian attack, the passengers of a stagecoach reveal their genuine personalities.
STAGECOACH was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1995.
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 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Stagecoach
Stagecoach, the company which operates the stricken bus, said the driver heard a bang and went upstairs, where he found the windows blown out.
The Stagecoach Inn and Tavern (circa 1820) was donated to the town in 1991 and its restoration was completed in 1999.
In 1939, Ford cast Wayne in "Stagecoach." This was the beginning of his performances as larger-than-life heroes in dozens of movies.
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 Stagecoach Movie Search
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Movies like Stagecoach may be good for a break from life, but burning excess energy by cleaning the house or taking a walk will leave you in a better state of mind.
Then when you are ready to relax, Stagecoach will be there waiting for you.
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 Stagecoach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Stagecoach presents the story of several passengers on board a stagecoach travelling through Apache territory.
But the real reason to watch this John Ford classic is to see the attack, which features excellent camera work and stunts, particularly for a movie made in 1939.
It's not the greatest western ever made, but it is a landmark film in the careers of Ford and Wayne and in the evolution of the genre.
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 John Wayne western movie posters and photos
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After more than 70 low-budget adventures, Ford cast him in Stagecoach (1939), the movie through which he emerged as a major star.
From 1942-3 he was in a radio series "The Three Sheets to the Wind" and in 1944 he helped found the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, later becoming its president.
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 Stagecoach (1986) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Plot Summary: Remake of the classic John Ford movie which originally starred John Wayne is not quite as illustrious as the first film...
I was amazed I must tell you it gave me more appreciation for the artistic work of these singers in their second at least not primary, chosen area of labor.
Any objective person who wants to enjoy a western movie can relish and savor this to the penultimate if he or she sits with NO preoccupation with the title, how many times done before and who might have played the parts.
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 Amazon.com: DVD: Stagecoach (1939)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John Ford's 1939 classic "Stagecoach" is a landmark film in the history of western movies in so many ways, the most memorable of which is the emergence of John Wayne as a major star.
"Stagecoach" is about six passengers, the driver, a sheriff and an outlaw who joins them on their journey.
During their journey the personality of each character is revealed as Lucy gives birth, the stagecoach is attacked by Indians, and the Ringo Kid gets revenge on his enemies.
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 Review: Stagecoach
Ford liked to keep his team together as much as possible and they went on to make 11 movies together, including The Quiet Man, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon and The Searchers.
Peter Bogdanovich calls Stagecoach "the first adult Western," due to the intimacy Ford brought to his characters.
Buck, the stagecoach driver, is a good natured, well-rounded fool and, riding shotgun, is Curly, the marshal, complete with crinkly, ill-fitting wig.
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 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Texas Stagecoach : Plot
Texas Stagecoach was one of a group of 1940 Charles Starrett westerns directed by cult favorite Joseph H. Lewis.
The villain, as ever, is Dick Curtis, who hopes to gain control of a stagecoach line by forcing the operation into bankruptcy.
Also as ever, the plot is resolved when Starrett and Curtis duke it out in the final scene (reviewers at the time complained that the climactic set-to wasn't anywhere near as violent as previous Starrett-Curtis donnybrooks).
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Horse drawn surreys, buggies, hearses, carriages, sleighs, cards, wagons, stagecoaches and minature vehicles in all sizes and styles.
Stagecoach items and more, now for sale on eBay.
Rail and bus operator Stagecoach is expecting full-year pre-tax profits and exceptional items to be in line with expectations.
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 DVD Empire - Item - Stagecoach / DVD-Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
STAGECOACH is one of the earliest films out of Hollywood deserving of the title 'Classic Motion Picture.' It is notable for many reasons.
Its also one of the earliest westerns that, in addition to telling the classic western tale of man braving the wilds of the yet unsettled west, it delves a bit deeper into the characters' personalities and their individual motives for being on the ill fated stagecoach.
If you are a John Wayne fan and haven't seen this one you don't know what you're missing.
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 CBS News | TV/Film Composer Goldsmith Dies | July 22, 2004 10:56:33
If you've watched some of the most successful television shows or movies in the past half century, chances are you've heard Jerry Goldsmith's music.
He crafted an astonishing number of TV and movie scores that have become classics in their own right.
He fell in love with movie composing when he saw the 1945 Ingrid Bergman movie "Spellbound," Carruth said, and while attending the University of California took classes with Miklos Rozsa, who wrote the Oscar-winning score for that film.
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 Collect Your Favourite Movie Posters: Stagecoach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Stagecoach, John Ford, Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, Louise Platt, George Bancroft, Donald Meek, Berton Churchill, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler, Frank Baker, Marga Ann Deighton, Robert Homans, Merrill McCormick,...
Stagecoach New Zealand owns and operates Stagecoach Auckland, Stagecoach Wellington and Cityline Hutt Valley buses...
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 Stagecoach (1939)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Plot Summary: A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area.
The photography is gorgeous, the dialogue lean and pithy (this screenwriter was known for this), the details authentic.
All in all, it may be the best John Ford movie for folks who aren't particularly into John Ford, or Westerns.
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 Stagecoach (movie) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Stagecoach (movie) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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The article about Stagecoach (movie) contains information related to Stagecoach (movie) and Primary cast:.
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It seems that only a movie with a $500 million budget and special effects to wow the mind are the ones that people remember.
Stagecoach was released in 1939, directed by John Ford and stars Clair Trevor, John Wayne, and Andy Devine.
The Ringo Kid is on the stagecoach headed for Lordsburg on the trail of the Plummer brothers, who have murdered his father and brother.
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 Boxoffice Magazine [Classic Review Search]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
For the lobby center-piece, construct a compo-board silhouette of an old western stagecoach with moving wheels, and portrait heads of the cast peering out of the windows.
Tie in with a school's craft class to promote a model stagecoach building contest.
Try to obtain an old horse-drawn vehicle, resembling a stagecoach as nearly as possible, to be driven about the streets.
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 Related Website - Stagecoach (1986) (TV) - Stagecoach, Movie Worksheet with the Navajo culture in mind
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