"his Apaches are on the warpath; his small troop will provide an escort to Dry Fork. At the edge of town, two more passengers flag down the stage: gambler and Southern gentleman Hatfield (John Carradine) and assertive banker Henry Gatewood (Berton Churchill), who is absconding with money embezzled from his bank. Further along the road, the stage comes across the Ringo Kid (John Wayne), stranded after his horse has gone lame. Even though they are friends, Curly has to take Ringo into custody and crowds him too into the coach. But when they reach Dry Fork, the expected cavalry detachment"
"chase and the hair-raising horse-jumping scene, performed by the stuntman Yakima Canutt. The Dudley Nichols–Ben Hecht screenplay was based on an Ernest Haycox story that Ford had spotted in ""Collier's"" magazine and he purchased the screen rights for just $2500. Production chief Walter Wanger urged Ford to hire Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich for the lead roles, but eventually accepted Ford's decision to cast Claire Trevor as Dallas and a virtual unknown, his friend John Wayne, as Ringo; Wanger reportedly had little further influence over the production. In making ""Stagecoach"", Ford faced entrenched industry prejudice about the now-hackneyed genre which"
"a United States Army officer trying to clear his name of a false accusation of cowardice. In 1966, he played the Ringo Kid, the role originally portrayed by John Wayne in John Ford's 1939 version, in a lavish remake of ""Stagecoach"", which arguably remains Cord's most heavily publicized endeavor. Cord co-starred with Kirk Douglas in ""The Brotherhood"", about a Mafia figure being sent to murder his own brother. In 1974, Cord worked twice with Diana Muldaur: as a guest-star on her weekly NBC series ""Born Free"" and as her love interest in the motion picture ""Chosen Survivors"", an apocalyptic horror"
"Great Stagecoach Robbery Great Stagecoach Robbery is a 1945 American film directed by Howard Bretherton starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor ""(Bobby)"" Robert Blake. It was the sixth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. The picture was shot on the studio’s back lot along with outdoor locations at Iverson Ranch, 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, CA, USA. In the 1890s town of Blue Springs, Jed Quinlan ""(Don Costello)"", the schoolteacher, breaks up a fight between tomboy Boots Hollister ""(Sylvia Arslan)"" and Little"
"Peacock (Donald Meek), whose samples Doc Boone takes charge of and starts drinking. When the stage driver, Buck (Andy Devine), looks for his shotgun guard, Marshal Curly Wilcox (George Bancroft) tells him that the guard is off searching for a fugitive. The Ringo Kid has broken out of prison after hearing that his father and brother had been murdered by Luke Plummer. Buck tells Curly that Ringo is heading for Lordsburg and, knowing that Ringo has vowed vengeance, Curly decides to ride along as guard. As the stage sets out, U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant Blanchard (Tim Holt) announces that Geronimo and"
"appearing as a gangster boss in ""Let 'Em Have It"" (1935) and as the Huron warrior Magua opposite Randolph Scott in ""The Last of the Mohicans"" (1936). He starred with Spencer Tracy, playing the leader of a lynch mob in Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, ""Fury"" (1936), and with Errol Flynn in Michael Curtiz's epic western ""Dodge City"" (1939), which became one of Warner Bros.'s biggest hits. He tested for the lead role of The Ringo Kid in John Ford's ""Stagecoach"" (1939), but John Wayne got the part. A consistent box office draw, Cabot appeared in many movies at many"
"Stagecoach (1966 film) Stagecoach is a 1966 American film, directed by Gordon Douglas between July and September 1965, as a color remake of the Academy Award-winning John Ford 1939 classic black-and-white western ""Stagecoach"". Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. In 1880, a group of strangers in Wyoming Territory boards the east-bound stagecoach from Dry Fork to Cheyenne. The travellers seem ordinary, but many have secrets that they are running from. Among them are Dallas, a prostitute who is being driven out of town; an"
"be a record by appearing in 34 in 1932 alone."" In more than 125 films, Churchill worked for some of the great directors such as Otto Preminger, John Ford, and Frank Capra. As well, he performed with many of the most famous stars of the day, such as Bette Davis (""The Cabin in the Cotton""), Jeanette MacDonald, Tyrone Power, Edward G. Robinson, and Will Rogers. Churchill is perhaps best known for his role as Gatewood, the absconding banker in John Ford's highly acclaimed 1939 film ""Stagecoach"", starring John Wayne. In 1925, Churchill helped found the Masquers club that led to"
"Street"" in 1984. Starr also appeared as himself, and downtrodden alter-ego Ognir Rrats, in ""Ringo"" (1978), an American-made television comedy film based loosely on ""The Prince and the Pauper"". Ringo Starr filmography In addition to the Beatles' films ""A Hard Day's Night"" (1964), ""Help!"" (1965), ""Magical Mystery Tour"" (1967), ""Yellow Submarine"" (1968) and ""Let It Be"" (1970), Ringo Starr also acted in films such as ""Candy"" (1968), ""The Magic Christian"" (1969, alongside Peter Sellers), ""Blindman"" (1971), ""Son of Dracula"" (1974) and ""Caveman"" (1981). Starr directed and appeared in ""Born to Boogie"" (1972), a concert film featuring Marc Bolan and T."
"for the stage to arrive. His professionalism, and that of Heflin and Crosby, are some consolation"". Stagecoach (1966 film) Stagecoach is a 1966 American film, directed by Gordon Douglas between July and September 1965, as a color remake of the Academy Award-winning John Ford 1939 classic black-and-white western ""Stagecoach"". Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. In 1880, a group of strangers in Wyoming Territory boards the east-bound stagecoach from Dry Fork to Cheyenne. The travellers seem ordinary, but many have secrets that they are"
"Gary Warren (actor) Gary Warren (born 5 July 1954 in Cricklewood, London) is a British former child actor, best remembered for his role as Peter in the 1970 film ""The Railway Children"". He also played Cedric Collingford (""Owl Face"") in the TV series ""Catweazle"" (1971) and Taplow (the troublemaking pupil) in ""Whacko"", and appeared in the sitcom ""Alexander the Greatest"" (1971) and played Mame's nephew in the West End musical ""Mame ""starring Ginger Rogers. In 1970, he released a single musical recording with two songs: ""Lucky Guy"" and ""Jennifer Please"". In October 2009 and September 2010, Gary was interviewed on"
"Little Beaver. ""Great Stagecoach Robbery"" (1945) was based on the characters created in Fred Harman’s comic strip, Red Ryder. Even though most of the scene occurred off camera, the killing of the young child, 'Boots' Hollister was one of the darkest and most chilling scenes, even seen in a Republic Pictures’ western that was primarily intended for a young Saturday matinée theatre goer. The film was premiered in Los Angeles on October 26, 1945 and then opened February 15, 1945. The film was later re-released on February 7, 1949. Great Stagecoach Robbery Great Stagecoach Robbery is a 1945 American film"
"kidnapping Richard Dean Anderson, the actor who played action hero MacGyver. Selma and Patty show Dean slides of their summer vacation, including various carriages from the Remington Museum with a front image of Patty and Selma standing next to a bronze statue of the museum's visionary, Don Remington. Hollywood has made the covered wagon and stagecoach icons of the idealized Old West, and the Remington Carriage Museum has both, including coaches used in past and present Hollywood productions. Visitors can climb aboard the stagecoach used by Jackie Chan in Disney's ""Shanghai Noon"" and by Tom Selleck in ""Crossfire Trail"". The"
"the edge of town, but when she does so Curly and Doc shout to stampede the horses, letting Ringo ‘escape’ over the Mexican border. The screenplay is an adaptation by Dudley Nichols of ""The Stage to Lordsburg,"" a short story by Ernest Haycox. The rights to ""Lordsburg"" were bought by John Ford soon after it was published in ""Collier's"" magazine on April 10, 1937. According to Thomas Schatz, Ford claimed that his inspiration in expanding ""Stagecoach"" beyond the bare-bones plot given in ""The Stage to Lordsburg"" was his familiarity with another short story, ""Boule de Suif"" by Guy de Maupassant,"
"Ray Bolger Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American film and television actor, vaudevillian, TV presenter, singer, dancer (particularly of tap) and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent film era. He was a major Broadway performer in the 1930s and beyond (see below). He is best known for his role as the Scarecrow and his Kansas counterpart farm worker ""Hunk"" in MGM's classic ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939) and the villainous Barnaby in Walt Disney's musical fantasy ""Babes in Toyland"". He was also the host of his eponymous television show,"
"Ray Gange Ray Gange (born 1957 or 1958) is a former actor from London, England, best known for his portrayal of the roadie who starred in the film ""Rude Boy"". The film won various awards, but Gange did not continue his film career. Before starring in Rude Boy, Ray Gange worked in a record shop in Soho, London, England. Gange knew of The Clash and was friends with Joe Strummer. The two met in a pub in Putney at a time when Strummer lived by Regent's Park. While working at the record shop, Gange met David Mingay and learned that"
"Harold Ramis Harold Allen Ramis (; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, writer, and comedian. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in ""Ghostbusters"" (1984) and ""Ghostbusters II"" (1989) and Russell Ziskey in ""Stripes"" (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""National Lampoon's Vacation"" (1983), ""Groundhog Day"" (1993), and ""Analyze This"" (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series ""SCTV"", on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of ""Groundhog Day"" and ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978). The"
"Stagecoach West (TV series) Stagecoach West is an American Western drama television series that ran for thirty-eight episodes on the ABC network from October 4, 1960, until June 27, 1961. Characters Luke Perry (played by Wayne Rogers) and Simon Kane (Robert Bray) operate the Timberland Stage Line from fictitious Outpost, Missouri to San Francisco, California. Simon's 15-year-old son, David ""Davey"" Kane (played by Richard Eyer), joins the two as they face stagecoach robbers, murderers, inclement weather, and human interest stories. Perry and Kane, who are both deputy U.S. marshals, had been on opposite sides of the American Civil War; Kane,"
"having died in 1986 from heart problems. John McIntire John Herrick McIntire (June 27, 1907 – January 30, 1991) was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many more television series. McIntire is best known for having replaced Ward Bond, upon Bond's sudden death in November 1960, as the star of NBC's ""Wagon Train"". He played Christopher Hale, the leader of the wagon train (and successor to Bond's character, Seth Adams) from early 1961 to the series' end in 1965. He also replaced Charles Bickford, upon Bickford's death in 1967, as ranch owner Clay Grainger (brother"
"J. P. Manoux Jean-Paul Christophe ""J. P."" Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and television personality best known for his work in multiple Disney productions, including S.T.A.N. in ""Aaron Stone"", Curtis the Caveman and Vice Principal Hackett in ""Phil of the Future"", and the voice of Kuzco in ""The Emperor's New School"" (replacing David Spade). He voiced Scrappy Rex in ""Scooby-Doo"". Manoux was also a contestant on ""Jeopardy!"", ""Family Feud"", and ""Wheel of Fortune"". Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux was born on June 8, 1969, in Fresno, California. He grew up in Santa Barbara, California, the"
"Penelope Spheeris before she went on to direct Wayne's World. He has a son. Ray Gange Ray Gange (born 1957 or 1958) is a former actor from London, England, best known for his portrayal of the roadie who starred in the film ""Rude Boy"". The film won various awards, but Gange did not continue his film career. Before starring in Rude Boy, Ray Gange worked in a record shop in Soho, London, England. Gange knew of The Clash and was friends with Joe Strummer. The two met in a pub in Putney at a time when Strummer lived by Regent's"
"Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including ""With a Little Help from My Friends"", ""Yellow Submarine"", ""Good Night"", and their cover of ""Act Naturally"". He also wrote the Beatles' songs ""Don't Pass Me By"" and ""Octopus's Garden"", and is credited as a co-writer of others, including ""What Goes On"" and ""Flying"". Starr was afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood, and he fell"
"John Pinette John Paul Pinette ( ) (March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014) was an American actor, Broadway performer, and stand-up comedian. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from ""The Lord of the Rings"", Hervé Villechaize (Tattoo from ""Fantasy Island""), an Ewok, actor Marlon Brando (notably Brando's role in ""The Godfather)"", as well as various ethnic accents. He occasionally sang, for example ""Over the Rainbow"" from ""The Wizard of Oz"", ""Will You Be There"" from ""Free Willy"","
"Ray Ashcroft Ray Ashcroft (born 28 June 1952 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He started in rep theatre - Everyman Theatre Liverpool, Vic Stoke-on-Trent, Crucible Theatre Sheffield, Library Theatre Manchester, Playhouse Theatre Leeds, The Swan Worcester, Northcott Theatre Exeter, Belgrade Coventry, Bush Theatre He is best known for playing DS Geoff Daly in ""The Bill"" from 1996 to 2000. He played Ringo Starr in the biopic TV film Birth of the Beatles (1979) and he has also appeared in many television productions including ""Coronation Street"", ""Emmerdale' for two years', Heartbeat, Survivors, Dalziel and Pascoe, Hetty"
"not informing his house guests of the device. J. P. Manoux Jean-Paul Christophe ""J. P."" Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and television personality best known for his work in multiple Disney productions, including S.T.A.N. in ""Aaron Stone"", Curtis the Caveman and Vice Principal Hackett in ""Phil of the Future"", and the voice of Kuzco in ""The Emperor's New School"" (replacing David Spade). He voiced Scrappy Rex in ""Scooby-Doo"". Manoux was also a contestant on ""Jeopardy!"", ""Family Feud"", and ""Wheel of Fortune"". Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux was born on June 8, 1969, in Fresno, California."
"notable guest stars on ""Stagecoach West"" included: Stagecoach West (TV series) Stagecoach West is an American Western drama television series that ran for thirty-eight episodes on the ABC network from October 4, 1960, until June 27, 1961. Characters Luke Perry (played by Wayne Rogers) and Simon Kane (Robert Bray) operate the Timberland Stage Line from fictitious Outpost, Missouri to San Francisco, California. Simon's 15-year-old son, David ""Davey"" Kane (played by Richard Eyer), joins the two as they face stagecoach robbers, murderers, inclement weather, and human interest stories. Perry and Kane, who are both deputy U.S. marshals, had been on opposite"
"Andy Devine Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films. He is probably best remembered for his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne in films like ""Stagecoach"" (1939), ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"" and ""How the West Was Won"" (both 1962). He is also remembered as Jingles on the TV series ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"" from 1951 to 1958, as Danny McGuire in ""A Star Is"
"John McIntire John Herrick McIntire (June 27, 1907 – January 30, 1991) was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many more television series. McIntire is best known for having replaced Ward Bond, upon Bond's sudden death in November 1960, as the star of NBC's ""Wagon Train"". He played Christopher Hale, the leader of the wagon train (and successor to Bond's character, Seth Adams) from early 1961 to the series' end in 1965. He also replaced Charles Bickford, upon Bickford's death in 1967, as ranch owner Clay Grainger (brother of Bickford's character) on NBC's ""The Virginian"""
"Donald Meek Thomas Donald Meek (14 July 1878 – 18 November 1946) was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903. Meek is perhaps best known for his roles in ""You Can't Take It with You"" (1938) and ""Stagecoach"" (1939). In 1960, he posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Meek was born in Glasgow to Matthew and Annie Meek. In the 1890's, the Meek family emigrated to Canada and then to the United States. By 1900, they were living in Philadelphia where Donald was employed"
"Janson (billed as David Jaxon here) played the small boy met by Ringo on his ""walkabout"". Rooney Massara, who went on to compete in the 1972 Munich Olympics, was the sculler in the river in the ""walkabout"" scene by the river at Kew (uncredited). Kenneth Haigh appeared as an advertising executive who mistakes George for a ""new phenomenon."" David Langton also made a cameo appearance as an actor in the dressing room scene. Mal Evans, one of the Beatles' road managers, also appears briefly in the film—moving an upright bass through a tight hallway as Lennon talks with the woman"
"Ringo Starr filmography In addition to the Beatles' films ""A Hard Day's Night"" (1964), ""Help!"" (1965), ""Magical Mystery Tour"" (1967), ""Yellow Submarine"" (1968) and ""Let It Be"" (1970), Ringo Starr also acted in films such as ""Candy"" (1968), ""The Magic Christian"" (1969, alongside Peter Sellers), ""Blindman"" (1971), ""Son of Dracula"" (1974) and ""Caveman"" (1981). Starr directed and appeared in ""Born to Boogie"" (1972), a concert film featuring Marc Bolan and T. Rex. For the 1979 documentary film on the Who, ""The Kids Are Alright"", Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer Keith Moon. He starred as Larry the Dwarf"
"Stagecoach to Fury Stagecoach to Fury is a 1956 American Western film directed by William Claxton and starring Forrest Tucker and Mari Blanchard. It was the first film from Robert L. Lippert's Regal films; the B picture unit of 20th Century Fox set up to provide second features shot in CinemaScope. The film, with exteriors shot around Kanab, Utah was nominated for an Academy Award for black-and-white cinematography for the 29th Academy Awards. Others in the film include Wallace Ford as Judge Lester Farrell, Ellen Corby as Sarah Farrell, Wright King as Ralph Slader, Paul Fix as Tim O'Connors, and"
"individuals to have won each of these awards. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1939's ""Stagecoach"". In 1952, he won the Best Actor Emmy (Comedy Actor category), and the following year a Tony Award for best performance by an actor, for the musical ""Hazel Flagg"" (based on the Carole Lombard film ""Nothing Sacred""). He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for his work in television at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard, and a second star for his work in motion pictures at 1651 Vine Street. Thomas Mitchell (actor) Thomas John Mitchell (July 11, 1892"