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Stagecoach – The Legend At 80

by | Aug 9, 2019 | Western Books & Movies, Western Movies

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In 1938, John Ford assembled a veteran ensemble cast, including George Bancroft as Marshal Curley Wilcox (left) and Louise Platt as Mrs. Lucy Mallory (right) to support B-movie cowboy John Wayne as the Ringo Kid (center) in Stagecoach. Ford’s storytelling, casting, direction and use of iconic locations, such as Monument Valley, coalesced into a cinematic classic that brought the A-Western back into studio production—and made Wa


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