"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"in a letter recounting the experience of the film's production, quoted Ford saying of Wayne's future in film: ""He'll be the biggest star ever because he is the perfect 'everyman.'"" ""Stagecoach"" marked the beginning of the most consistently successful phase of Ford's career—in just two years between 1939 and 1941 he created a string of classics films that won numerous Academy Awards. Ford's next film, the biopic ""Young Mr Lincoln"" (1939) starring Henry Fonda, was less successful than ""Stagecoach"", attracting little critical attention and winning no awards. It was not a major box-office hit although it had a respectable domestic"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"sung at the beginning and end of the film by Frankie Laine. He recorded it for Columbia Records in 1957 (with the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra) and in 1960 (with the Johnny Williams Orchestra). It was also recorded by Sandy Denny in 1967. The film was , directed by James Mangold and starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. In the Arizona Territory of the 1880s, rancher Dan Evans (Van Heflin) and his young sons witness a stagecoach holdup. The boys want to try to intervene, but their father warns them that it would be useless to act when they are so"
"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"
"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"
"The Carson City Kid The Carson City Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Roy Rogers, George ""Gabby"" Hayes, and Bob Steele. Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers, and not playing ""himself"" but playing a character named Roy Rogers), posing as The Carson City Kid, is seeking vengeance on Morgan Reynolds, the man who killed his brother. To find Reynolds in the gold towns, he systematically stops stagecoaches and goes through the mail, hoping to find letters addressed to Reynolds and thus learn his whereabouts. Thus ""The Kid"" earns the reputation of a stagecoach robber, although he"
"in the movie ""who falls off [a] boat"". Freddie Bartholomew Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 – January 23, 1992), known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in ""Captains Courageous"" (1937) and ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" (1936). Bartholomew was born in London, and for the title role of MGM's ""David Copperfield"" (1935) he emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 in 1934, living there the rest of his"
"Darwood Kaye Darwood Kenneth Smith (September 8, 1929 – May 15, 2002), also known as Darwood Kaye, was an American child actor most notable for his semi-regular role as the bookish rich kid Waldo in the ""Our Gang"" short subjects series from 1937 to 1940. As an adult, Smith became a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, ministering at several churches until his accidental death in 2002. Kaye made his screen debut with a small role in Hal Roach's 1937 ""Our Gang"" comedy ""Glove Taps"", with his first speaking part in ""Hearts are Thumps"", released the same year. In most of his ""Our"
"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,"
"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"
"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,"
"Louis King Louis King (born June 28, 1898, Christiansburg, Virginia – died September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. His name was also written as L.H. King and Lewis King. A brother of director Henry King, he entered the film business in 1919 as a character actor. He specialized in villains and blusterers. He began his career as a director of a series of westerns in the 1920s under the name of Lewis King: ""The Bantam Cowboy"" (1928), ""The Fightin' Redhead"" (1928), ""The Pinto Kid"" (1928),"
"Dean Jagger Dean Jeffries Jagger (November 7, 1903 – February 5, 1991) was an American film, stage and television actor who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Henry King's ""Twelve O'Clock High"" (1949). Born Dean Ida Jagger, in Columbus Grove or Lima, Ohio, he grew up on a farm. He wanted to act and would practice oratory on cows while working on the farm. He later won several oratory competitions. At age 14 he worked as an orderly at a sanatorium. He dropped out of school several times before finally attending Wabash College. While"
"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"
"Freddie Bartholomew Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 – January 23, 1992), known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in ""Captains Courageous"" (1937) and ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" (1936). Bartholomew was born in London, and for the title role of MGM's ""David Copperfield"" (1935) he emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became an American citizen in 1943"
"King Baggot William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as ""King of the Movies,"" ""The Most Photographed Man in the World"" and ""The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon."" Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947; wrote 18 screenplays; and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including ""The Lie"" (1912), ""Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman"""
"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"
"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"
"Paul Ryan Rudd Paul Ryan Rudd (born Paul Kenneth Rudd; May 15, 1940 – August 12, 2010) was an American actor, director, and a professor. He appeared as the title character in a 1976 production of Shakespeare's ""Henry V"", opposite Meryl Streep as his love interest. Though best known for his live theatre performances, such as those on Broadway and the New York Shakespeare Festival, he also appeared in the 1978 film ""The Betsy"" and on television in the 1975 short-lived series ""Beacon Hill"" as Brian Mallory, the scheming Irish chauffeur. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 15,"
"Otho Lovering Otho Lovering (December 1, 1892 – October 25, 1968) was an American filmmaker with about eighty editing credits on feature films and television programs. Born in 1892, he was the son of Frank Lovering, a stenographer, and Georgie Lovering. He worked for Vitagraph Studios as a film printing foreman, according to his 1917 World War I draft registration card. A highlight of Lovering's career was his editing of director John Ford's classic Western film ""Stagecoach"" (1939). Lovering's co-editor was Dorothy Spencer, with whom Lovering had already edited several films starting in 1937. The pair were nominated for the"
"Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald (born William Joseph Shields; 10 March 1888 – 14 January 1961) was an Irish stage, film and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as ""Bringing Up Baby"" (1938), ""The Long Voyage Home"" (1940), ""How Green Was My Valley"" (1941), ""None but the Lonely Heart"" (1944) and ""The Quiet Man"" (1952). For ""Going My Way"" (1944), he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Fitzgerald was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland,"
"Minor Watson Minor Watson (December 22, 1889 – July 28, 1965) was a prominent character actor. He appeared in 111 movies made between 1913 and 1956. His credits included ""Boys Town"" (1938), ""Yankee Doodle Dandy"" (1942), ""Kings Row"" (1942), ""Guadalcanal Diary"" (1943), ""Bewitched"" (1945), ""The Virginian"" (1946), and ""The Jackie Robinson Story"" (1950) Watson was the son of Mrs. Alice Rodgers. He attended St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, and Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois. He said that, as a member of Sigma Phi at Shurtleff, he was encouraged to pursue a career in drama. Watson began his"
"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"""
"bought an open-cockpit Waco biplane built in 1930, which he retained until about ten years before his death. Hill died on December 27, 2002 at his home in New York City from complications of Parkinson's disease, one week after his 81st birthday. George Roy Hill George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as ""Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"" (1969) and ""The Sting"" (1973), both starring the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable Hill films include: ""Slaughterhouse-Five"", ""The World According to"
"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"