Stagecoach

1939 · directed by John Ford

Rating

97/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, Criterion

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.

Stagecoach (1939), directed by John Ford, rates 97/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Claire Trevor
• John Wayne
• George Bancroft
• Andy Devine
• Thomas Mitchell
• John Carradine
• Donald Meek
• Berton Churchill
• Louise Platt
• Tim Holt

Crew

• Bert Glennon — Director of Photography
• Dorothy Spencer — Editor
• Otho Lovering — Editor
• Walter Reynolds — Editor
• Gerard Carbonara — Original Music Composer
• Dudley Nichols — Screenplay

More from John Ford

1. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
2. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
3. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
4. My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
5. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit
6. Fort Apache (1948) — 83/100 · hit

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