Taken by itself the 1966 stagecoach is a colorful and eventful adventure, certainly the equal of most westerns from its year. Stagecoach 1966 film jump to navigation jump to search. They include rummy sawbones josiah boone bing crosby, dancehall girl and prostitute. The film established monument valley, on the arizonautah border, as an icon of the american old west, although, of the passengers, only john wayne actually. The third of three film adaptations of the 1926 novel smoky the cowhorse by will james, it utilizes the screenplay from the 1946 film. The music by jerry goldsmith might have been the only element of the production that was an improvement, mostly. On the stagecoach to cheyenne a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the indian attacks. Johnny cash portrays marshal curly wilcox and waylon jennings plays the gambler, hatfield.
The old wagon cut at newhall, on i5 also called fremont pass is the entrance to the dry lake. Its not shakespeare, but hey, its a fun 1960s good ole american film just as tv production values and over lit sound stages were taking over film making and as. Alex cord wondered if he could fill john waynes boots in. Scenes from stagecoach, including a sequence introducing john waynes character the ringo kid, blended shots of monument valley with shots filmed on the iverson movie ranch in chatsworth, california, rko encino movie ranch, and other locations. Stagecoach group, a scottish bus and train operating company. This is the rko encino ranch western town where the stagecoach arrives to pick up passengers. Jul 12, 2018 alex cord and annmargret in stagecoach, 1966 photo.
Stagecoach was well directed by gordon douglas rio conchos but a lot looks like it was filmed on a set and the actors look like they just stepped out of hairdressing and makeup most of the time even white battling indians. Following stagecoach, he only returned to the screen as host and narrator for jack haley jrs documentary, thats entertainment. This is a excellent remake of the movie that made john wayne. This film his first sound western was a return to his mostacclaimed film genre after a thirteen year absence following foxs three bad men 1926 and the iron horse 1924. Nearby chatsworth and calabasas, southern california, also provided locations. The river crossing is the kern river, near to kernville, 40 miles east of bakersfield, california. Stagecoach was the first of fords westerns to be shot in monument valley and set in arizona and new mexico, like the original story, but the remake was filmed in the lush green mountains of colorado. Stagecoach festival, a music festival in indio, california, u. Dudley nichols wrote a great screenplay for a great film 1939s stagecoach, that is, directed by john ford, not the 1960s remake we have here.
Jun 28, 2015 stagecoach 1966 posted by mark franklin on jun 28, 2015 alex cord plays the ringo kid in this remake of the john ford classic. I note that the indian peaks wilderness where some scenes in stagecoach 1966 were filmed is about twenty to sixty miles south of those two selected routes through the mountains in colorado. Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. In the meantime, he had produced the superb, oscar. Stagecoach original motion picture soundtrack original. Stagecoach 1966 annmargret, alex cord, red buttons stagecoach 1966 on the stagecoach to cheyenne a mixed group of. Westernaires appear in the movie stagecoach 1966 the 1966 production of stagecoach is packed with starpower, wit, and action.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Set in 1880s arizona, the story follows the adventures of an unlikely group of passengers as they journey by stagecoach through indian territory shortly after. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl whos been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a traveling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gunslinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband. Doc, hands of steel western movie spaghetti western full length free cowboy film duration. The westernaires cavalry riders were invited to play members of an 1880 u. A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to cheyenne. Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the.
A motley crew of travelers are forced to band together while making a treacherous crossing through american indian territory in a rickety stagecoach. Stagecoach 1939 film ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. Comparing john fords 1939 stagecoach to the 1966 and 1986. Stagecoach 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Famed painter norman rockwell, who rendered cast portraits for the films closing credits. Classic movies etc have an amazing collection of rare westerns movies for sale on dvd. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical.
Stagecoach san fernando 1966 western ganzer film deutsch. This film is a remake of john fords stagecoach from 1939. Alex cord and annmargret in stagecoach, 1966 photo. The screenplay by dudley nichols is an adaptation of the stage to lordsburg, a 1937 short story by ernest haycox. Stagecoach 1966 cast and crew a motley crew of travelers are forced to band together while making a treacherous crossing through american indian territory in a rickety stagecoach. Stagecoach 1966 gordon douglas, annmargret, alex cord. Arapaho falls, indian peaks wilderness, colorado, usa see more. Paying homage to the 1939 classic and the 1966 version of the tale, stagecoach tells the story of a group of passengers, a crosscultural mix that includes doc holliday willie nelson, the electric horseman, the ringo kid kris kristofferson, the sailor who fell from grace with the sea, marshal curly wilcox johnny cash, five minutes to live and hatfield waylon jennings, nashville rebel. Stagecoach allstar cast shines in this 1966 version of stagecoach. Twentieth century fox i knew slim who played buck, the stagecoach driver, played by andy devine in. Smoky is a 1966 western film, directed by george sherman and starring fess parker, diana hyland, katy jurado and hoyt axton. Stagecoach 1939 is a classic western from film auteur john ford. But, striking as it is, monument valley is only a part of stagecoach.
The bigbudget, starstudded studio spectacle did not inspire audiences and many wondered why it was made in the first place. May 22, 2017 its one of those movies that doesnt really need to be remade, retouched, reboot and reanything. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl whos been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a travelling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gunslinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy awardwinning john ford 1939 classic blackandwhite western stagecoach. The film is a remake of john fords stagecoach, released in 1939 by united artists. Sep 04, 2016 he was a well rounded actor and his luke plummer in the 1966 stagecoach was pure evil. John fords oscarwinning classic about a ragtag band of stagecoach passengers making their way across apache territory is retold with a wagonload of new faces, including willie nelson, kris. In other words, john fords original 1939 stagecoach was suddenly rediscovered. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. In stagecoach the director skillfully blended shots of monument valley with shots filmed at iverson movie ranch in chatsworth, california, and other locations.
Further, where the original was photographed by bert glennon in rich blackandwhite, the remake is in color and cinemascope. Outbound from a small town recently besieged by indians, a stagecoach. Stagecoach was the first of many westerns that ford shot using monument valley, in the american southwest on the arizonautah border, as a location, many of which also starred john wayne. Annmargret, red buttons, mike connors, bing crosby, van heflin, slim pickens, stephanie powers and many others. Stagecoach 1986 in 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from tonto, arizona to lordsburg, new mexico via dangerous apache territory. Famed painter norman rockwell, who rendered cast portraits for the film s closing credits sequence, appears in a brief cameo. The 1966 stagecoach is an intriguing anticipation of the disasterfilm cycle that would begin in earnest with airport in 1970. College and museum screenings gave the exciting western, with its large cast of entertaining characters, an enthusiastic welcome. In 1966, 20th centuryfox released the first remake of john fords stagecoach. The producers express their appreciation to the owners of the caribou country club ranch at nederland, colorado, and to the park department of that state, for their cooperation in the making of this film. As the ringo kid, alex cord lacks the menace, dynamism, and screen presence of the young john wayne meaning that the focus of this stagecoach. A tv remake was released in 1986, but thats looking ahead too much. Stagecoach 1986 unrated 1h 40min action, drama, western tv movie 18 may 1986.
Where was the 1966 version of stagecoach filmed answers. With willie nelson, kris kristofferson, johnny cash, waylon jennings. That said, hollywood seems to take that as a challenge. Stagecoach 1986 cast and crew an outlaw kris kristofferson, a gambler waylon jennings, doc holliday willie nelson and other passengers have geronimos war party for company.
Stagecoach 1966 posted by mark franklin on jun 28, 2015 alex cord plays the ringo kid in this remake of the john ford classic. Stagecoach is a 1986 american madefortelevision western action drama film and a remake of the classic 1939 film stagecoach starring kris kristofferson as the ringo kid, the role originally played by john wayne. Jammed packed with lesser stars but top billed by bing crosby and annmargret and with stephanie powers, slim pickens, bob cummings, red buttons, mike connors, keenan wynn and van heflin heflin worked. The stagecoach journeys from arizona to lordsburg, new mexico. On its own merits the 1966 stagecoach is a colorful and eventful adventure, certainly the equal of most westerns from its year. The caribou country club ranch in nederland, colorado, where other scenes were filmed, seems to be a little south of the indian peaks wilderness. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy awardwinning john. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The john ford feature film stagecoach was filmed at several locations. Stagecoach movies 1939 john ford action western movies duration. Stagecoach 1966 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. If u dont like black and white this version is in color. Western movies 1966 every western movie coming out in 1966. Cavalry troop escorting an overland stagecoach full of characters from dry fork to cheyenne.
The lion in winter was filmed in 1968 two years after the broadway play with the same name debuted in 1966. Stagecoach is a 1939 american western film directed by john ford and starring claire trevor and john wayne in his breakthrough role. In 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from tonto, arizona to lordsburg, new mexico via dangerous apache territory. Gordon douglas 1966 remake of john fords stagecoach was doomed from the getgo even with a few good supporting players in the cast, including van heflin, bing crosby, slim pickens, and keenan wynn, it was hopeless to try to equal, much less improve upon, fords 1939 original. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl whos been thrown. Below is a photographic look at the sites with screen captures from the film along with descriptions of the locations. A showdown between the plummers and ringo is inevitable. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas as a remake of the john ford classic blackandwhite western stagecoach, which won two academy awards and received five other nominations, including placement among 1939s ten academy award for best picture contenders, a rare distinction for a western. When i lived in denver, colorado in the spring, summer and fall i use to camp every weekend in the same area the movie was filmed in. Outbound from a small town recently besieged by indians, a stagecoach carries several diverse characters. Stagecoach 1966 annmargret, alex cord, red buttons stagecoach 1966 on the stagecoach to cheyenne a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous. Clothier and premiered on 18th may 1966 in denver, colorado. A group of unlikely traveling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to cheyenne. In ernest haycoxs stage to lordsburg and the john fords 1939 motion picture.
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