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Stagecoach

Stagecoach

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Stagecoach

"A powerful story of nine strange people."

1939

1h 36m

7.6(1264 votes)

Western

Overview

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

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10 featured cast members

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Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Dallas

John Wayne

John Wayne

The Ringo Kid

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Marshal Curly Wilcox

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Buck

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Doc Josiah Boone

John Carradine

John Carradine

Hatfield

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Samuel Peacock

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Ellsworth H. Gatewood

Louise Platt

Louise Platt

Lucy Mallory

Tim Holt

Tim Holt

Lt. Blanchard

Creative team

Directed by: John Ford
Written by: Dudley Nichols
Produced by: John Ford

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