Theodore Lorch

Stagecoach revolutionized the western, elevating it from B movie to the A-list and establishing the genre as we know it today with its quintessential tale of a group of strangers thrown together into extraordinary circumstances.

Legendary Academy Award-honoree and Emmy-winner Barbara Stanwyck ("Double Indemnity," "Meet John Doe," TV's "The Thorn Birds") stars as the pistol packin' sharpshooter who learns that she needs more than a gun to get a man when she falls for a rival marksman. Biographical romp co-stars Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas ("Hud," "Ninotchka") and Preston Foster ("The Informer").

This is where it all started. John Ford’s smash hit and enduring masterpiece Stagecoach revolutionized the western, elevating it from B movie to the A-list and establishing the genre as we know it today. The quintessential tale of a group of strangers thrown together into extraordinary circumstances, Stagecoach features outstanding performances from Hollywood stalwarts Claire Trevor, John Carradine, and Thomas Mitchell, and, of course, John Wayne, in his first starring role for Ford, as the daredevil outlaw the Ringo Kid. Superbly shot and tightly edited, Stagecoach (Ford’s first trip to Monument Valley) is Hollywood storytelling at its finest.

Legendary Academy Award-honoree and Emmy-winner Barbara Stanwyck ('Double Indemnity,' 'Meet John Doe,' TV's 'The Thorn Birds') stars as the pistol packin' sharpshooter who learns that she needs more than a gun to get a man when she falls for a rival marksman. Biographical romp co-stars Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas ('Hud,' 'Ninotchka') and Preston Foster ('The Informer').