In 1939, Claire Trevor’s Dallas and John Wayne’s Ringo Kid found solace and love as the two outsiders in John Ford’s classic ensemble Western, Stagecoach. Trevor’s blond prostitute seeking society’s—and a man’s— acceptance was an archetype audiences in the 1930s easily recognized, but today has been replaced with a new generation of strong Western women ready to fight to win the West. — Courtesy United Artists —


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