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Stagecoach (1939) Adam’s rating: ★★★★ (out of 5) Director: John Ford Rated: none. 96 min. No. 63 on AFI 100 None on AFI 100 reissue None on IMDB Top 250 Starring: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, John Carradine |
There’s not a whole lot to say about this film other than it’s the one that made it possible for John Ford to make more movies and I absolutely love it.
The story is exciting: Indians are raiding forts and a group of people are moving from town to town via stagecoach without the security of the cavalry. The film is predominantly shot inside a stagecoach and to make matters worse, one of the women passengers is pregnant and about to give birth at a moment’s notice.
While John Wayne doesn’t get top billing in this film and his acting is still suspect as he was often times typecast in his career, I really enjoy watching this movie and it makes it even better now that I own the Criterion remaster of the movie.
It’s just simple and to the point and driven by story and minimal action. One of the first major Westerns and an important landmark in its genre.
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