Director: John Ford

Writer: Dudley Nichols

From short story: Stage to Lordsburg by Ernest Haycox

Producer: Walter Wanger

Keywords: Western

An assortment of nine embark on a stagecoach ride from Tonto to Lordsburg through the Arizona Territory. Apache leader Geronimo is on the warpath, so U.S. Cavalry is promised to accompany them on their journey, but are reassigned at the last minute. Characters are portrayed in depth, cinematography excellent; it set a new high bar for the Western. The film immediately transformed John Wayne from a B-movie actor to the A-list. Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Thomas Mitchell and also Best Original Score, and received five other Oscar nominations including Best Picture.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Bancroft	Actor	30-Sep-1882	2-Oct-1956	Thunderbolt
John Carradine	Actor	5-Feb-1906	27-Nov-1988	In over 200 B movies
Berton Churchill	Actor	9-Dec-1876	10-Oct-1940	Heroes for Sale
Andy Devine	Actor	7-Oct-1905	18-Feb-1977	Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Tim Holt	Actor	5-Feb-1918	15-Feb-1973	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Donald Meek	Actor	14-Jul-1878	18-Nov-1946	Scottish-American character actor
Thomas Mitchell	Actor	11-Jul-1892	17-Dec-1962	Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
Claire Trevor	Actor	8-Mar-1910	8-Apr-2000	Key Largo
Tom Tyler	Actor	9-Aug-1903	3-May-1954	Adventures of Captain Marvel
John Wayne	Actor	26-May-1907	11-Jun-1979	The Duke

CAST

Claire Trevor	...   Dallas
John Wayne	...   Ringo Kid
Andy Devine	...   Buck
John Carradine	...   Hatfield
Thomas Mitchell	...   Doc Boone
Louise Platt	...   Lucy Mallory
George Bancroft	...   Curley
Donald Meek	...   Peacock
Berton Churchill	...   Gatewood
Tim Holt	...   Lieutenant
Tom Tyler	...   Luke Plummer

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