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Film 63 of 498 on the Screen Path

Stagecoach

A powerful story of nine strange people.

193996 minutesWesternDirected by John Ford
About the film

Stagecoach at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1939 film at stop 63 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

Principal cast

Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Bancroft, Andy Devine and Thomas Mitchell

Key craft credits

Bert Glennon (director of photography), Dorothy Spencer (editor), Otho Lovering (editor), Walter Reynolds (editor) and Gerard Carbonara (original music composer)

Director
John Ford
Release
1939-03-02
Runtime
96 minutes
Genres
Western
Country
United States
Quiz
25 questions
The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

01

Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

Spoiler-free
02

After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers
03

Quiz yourself

Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

25 questions in this journey

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Full cast

Full cast

  • Claire TrevorCharacter: Dallas
  • John WayneCharacter: The Ringo Kid
  • George BancroftCharacter: Marshal Curly Wilcox
  • Andy DevineCharacter: Buck
  • Thomas MitchellCharacter: Doc Josiah Boone
  • John CarradineCharacter: Hatfield
  • Donald MeekCharacter: Samuel Peacock
  • Berton ChurchillCharacter: Ellsworth H. Gatewood
  • Louise PlattCharacter: Lucy Mallory
  • Tim HoltCharacter: Lt. Blanchard
  • Tom TylerCharacter: Luke Plummer
  • Chief John Big TreeCharacter: Indian Scout (uncredited)
Full crew

Full crew

  • John FordCredits: Producer, Director
  • Otho LoveringCredits: Editor, Supervising Editor
  • Gerard CarbonaraCredits: Original Music Composer
  • Bert GlennonCredits: Director of Photography
  • Alexander ToluboffCredits: Art Direction
  • Dorothy SpencerCredits: Editor
  • Dudley NicholsCredits: Screenplay
  • Walter PlunkettCredits: Costume Design
  • Walter WangerCredits: Executive Producer, Presenter
  • Wingate SmithCredits: Assistant Director
  • Walter ReynoldsCredits: Editor
  • Sydney MooreCredits: Set Decoration
  • Robert ParrishCredits: Sound Effects Editor
  • Yakima CanuttCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director, Stunt Double
  • Iron Eyes CodyCredits: Stunts
  • Ray BingerCredits: Special Effects
  • Boris MorrosCredits: Music Director
  • Johnny EckertCredits: Stunts
  • David SharpeCredits: Stunts
  • Daniel KeefeCredits: Production Manager
  • Lowell J. FarrellCredits: Assistant Director
  • Ken CooperCredits: Stunts
  • Norbert A. MylesCredits: Makeup Artist
  • Ned ScottCredits: Still Photographer
  • Henry WillsCredits: Stunts
  • Wiard B. IhnenCredits: Assistant Art Director
  • Ben HechtCredits: Additional Writing
  • Ernest HaycoxCredits: Original Story
  • Jack KirstonCredits: Assistant Production Manager
  • Helen GibsonCredits: Stunts
  • Jack MohrCredits: Stunts
  • W. Frank LongCredits: Stunts, Animal Wrangler
  • James V. KingCredits: Assistant Camera
  • Cliff ShirpserCredits: Assistant Camera
  • Lee BradleyCredits: Extras Casting
  • Danny BorzageCredits: Musician
  • Frank MaherCredits: Sound

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