Movie Description:
Nine disparate travelers are thrust together on Stagecoach destined for Apache territory... and movie immortality. As the Ringo kid, directorJohn Ford cast a lanky veteran of 70 B- movies, serials and shorts named John Wayne. Each rifle shot and closeup rang out thenews: a new star is born. ClaireTrevor, Thomas Mitchell and others made memorable impressions. Stunt legend Yakima Canutt provided hair-raising thrills. And 17 American folk songsformed the basis of an Oscar-winning* score. This adventure ushered in a 30- year era of great Westerns, many featuring its top practitioners- Fordand Wayne.