Street date october 11, 2011 available online through screen archives entertainment 19. Cavalry, a stagecoach passes through the area of the massacre. Western movies 1966 every western movie coming out in 1966. Parts of the 1966 film stagecoach starring ann margaret and bing crosby was filmed at bluebird.
In 1880, a group of strangers boards the eastbound stagecoach from tonto, arizona territory to lordsburg, new mexico territory. Following stagecoach, he only returned to the screen as host and narrator for jack haley jrs documentary, thats entertainment. With annmargret, alex cord, red buttons, mike connors. On the stagecoach to cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the indian attacks. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy awardwinning john. John fords oscarwinning classic about a ragtag band of stagecoach passengers making their way across apache territory is retold with a wagonload of new faces, including willie nelson, kris. Next to the relay station at iverson movie ranch at chatsworth is a river that andy devine takes the stage to so the horses can get a drink of water and wade across shortly thereafter. In 1880, a group of strangers in wyoming territory. When the stagecoach departs from encino, aka tonto, it enters monument valley. When the stagecoach stops to pick up john wayne, it is at the iverson movie ranch in chatsworth. Clothier and premiered on 18th may 1966 in denver, colorado. Outbound from a small town recently besieged by indians, a stagecoach carries several diverse characters. The cast is superb, the music is outstanding, and the art production for the movie was done by norman rockwell. A stagecoach is a fourwheeled public coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses.
Twentieth century fox i knew slim who played buck, the stagecoach driver, played by andy devine in the original from rodeos he was a. Stagecoach 1966 a group of unlikely traveling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to cheyenne. Stagecoach is a 1939 american western film directed by john ford and starring claire trevor and john wayne in his breakthrough role. September 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message this filmrelated list is incomplete. Scenes from stagecoach, including a sequence introducing john waynes character the ringo kid, blended shots of monument valley with shots filmed on the iverson movie ranch in chatsworth, california, rko encino movie ranch, and other locations. Arapaho glacier, indian peaks wilderness, colorado, usa. The film follows a group of strangers riding on a stagecoach through dangerous apache territory. The bigbudget, starstudded studio spectacle did not inspire audiences and many wondered why it was made in the first place. The lion in winter was filmed in 1968 two years after the broadway play with the same name debuted in 1966. The 1966 production of stagecoach is packed with starpower, wit, and action.
Willie nelson portrays famous gunslinger and dentist doc holliday. An outlaw kris kristofferson, a gambler waylon jennings, doc holliday willie nelson and other passengers have geronimos war party for company. I note that the indian peaks wilderness where some scenes in stagecoach 1966 were filmed is about twenty to sixty miles south of those two selected routes through the mountains in colorado. Stagecoach is a 1939 american western film directed by john ford, starring claire trevor and john wayne in his breakthrough role. Stagecoach is a 1986 american madefortelevision western action drama film and a remake of the classic 1939 film stagecoach starring kris kristofferson as the ringo kid, the role originally played by john wayne.
Stagecoach 1966 annmargret, alex cord, red buttons stagecoach 1966 on the stagecoach to cheyenne a mixed group of. Alex cord wondered if he could fill john waynes boots in stagecoach. Stagecoach was the first of fords westerns to be shot in monument valley and set in arizona and new mexico, like the original story, but the remake was filmed in the lush green mountains of colorado. This is the rko encino ranch western town where the stagecoach arrives to pick up passengers. Shortly after a band of sioux indians have slaughtered a detachment of the u. Both the rifle and carbine are very hard to get now. Peacock, a liquor salesman who dresses like a preacher. Approved 1h 55min action, adventure, western 15 june 1966 usa on the stagecoach to cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the indian attacks. It was a good little black and white film with great actors such as edmond. In other words, john fords original 1939 stagecoach was suddenly rediscovered. Where was the 1966 version of stagecoach filmed answers. The centerpiece of bluebrid is the 2story bunkhouse.
It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses widely used before steampowered rail transport was available a stagecoach made long scheduled trips using stage stations or posts where the stagecoachs horses would be replaced by. The film established monument valley, on the arizonautah border, as an icon of the american old west, although, of the passengers, only john wayne actually. Cavalry troop escorting an overland stagecoach full of characters from dry fork to cheyenne. Further, where the original was photographed by bert glennon in rich blackandwhite, the remake is in color and cinemascope. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Jammed packed with lesser stars but top billed by bing crosby and annmargret and with stephanie powers, slim pickens, bob cummings, red buttons, mike connors, keenan wynn and van heflin heflin worked. In the town of dry rock, several undesirables are being booted out of town for different reasons, including dallas annmargret, a dance hall girl, and doc boone bing crosby, an alcoholic doctor with some debts. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl whos been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a travelling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gunslinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband. Folks dont generally know that winchester produced the 1866 1966 commemorative rifle and carbine and used the stagecoach artwork to help market the firearms. They look great and are a cool, unique addition to the credit sequence.
Caribou country club ranch, nederland, colorado, usa. Slim pickens was at least as good as andy devine as stage driver, if not better, and van heflin was stocky and solid in the george bancroft marshalcumshotgun messenger role. They include rummy sawbones josiah boone bing crosby, dancehall girl and prostitute. Johnny cash portrays marshal curly wilcox and waylon jennings plays the gambler, hatfield. In 1966, 20th centuryfox released the first remake of john fords stagecoach. The westernaires cavalry riders were invited to play members of an 1880 u. Bing crosbys daughter mary was mrs mallory in the third film version of the story, stagecoach 1986. This film is a remake of john fords stagecoach from 1939. Below is a photographic look at the sites with screen captures from the film along with descriptions of the locations. Stagecoach 1966 cast and crew a motley crew of travelers are forced to band together while making a treacherous crossing through american indian territory in a rickety stagecoach. This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. College and museum screenings gave the exciting western, with its large cast of entertaining characters, an enthusiastic welcome. Furthermore, theres very good william h clothier photography. The film follows a group of strangers riding on a stagecoach through dangerous apache territory stagecoach was the first of many westerns that.
According to the maps deadwood, south dakota is about 160 miles from cheyenne, wyoming, as the crow flies and not as the trail winds. September 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. The travellers seem ordinary, but many have secrets that they are running from. I think that would be too long a distance to travel in the time of the story. The caribou country club ranch in nederland, colorado, where other scenes were filmed, seems to be a little south of the indian peaks wilderness. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl whos been thrown. Something big western movie in full length, english, classic cowboy film free full westerns duration. Tony rome 1967 and its sequel lady in cement 1968 and arguably the best of. Folks dont generally know that winchester produced the 18661966 commemorative rifle and carbine and used the stagecoach artwork to help market the firearms. On its own merits the 1966 stagecoach is a colorful and eventful adventure, certainly the equal of most westerns from its year. Behindthescenes in the making of 1966 version of the movie stagecoach. Similar geographic incongruencies are evident throughout the film, up to the closing scene of ringo wayne and dallas trevor departing lordsburg, in southwestern new mexico, by way of monument valley. Also worth sticking around in the credits as famous american painter norman rockwell painted portraits of the 10 main cast members. Stagecoach 1939 film ultimate pop culture wiki fandom.
The driver says he makes the trips back and fourth from deadwood to cheyenne. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy awardwinning john ford 1939 classic blackandwhite western stagecoach. Bluebird was an upanddown mining camp until as recently as the 1950s when the veins finally played out. Stagecoach 1966 western movies full lenght youtube. A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to cheyenne. With willie nelson, kris kristofferson, johnny cash, waylon jennings.
Bing crosby was entertaining in the millard mitchell drunken doctor part it was his last movie role. Humphrey bogart leaped back into prominence and was championed the king of cool. Apr 24, 20 and the 1966 stagecoach did have some plus points. Alex cord and annmargret in stagecoach, 1966 photo. The screenplay by dudley nichols is an adaptation of the stage to lordsburg, a 1937 short story by ernest haycox. Mike connors, stefanie powers, annmargret, red buttons, alex cord. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl whos been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a traveling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gunslinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband.
The producers express their appreciation to the owners of the caribou country club ranch at nederland, colorado, and to the park department of that state, for their cooperation in the making of this film. Today there is plenty to be seen at bluebird the mine workings, the stunning bunkhouse with its wooden porch, the toppled log remains of the earlier 1870s era bunkhouse, the stone and brick. Sonoran desert, arizona, usa 7 of 7 found this interesting interesting. Famed painter norman rockwell, who rendered cast portraits for the films closing credits. The john ford feature film stagecoach was filmed at several locations. Twentieth century fox i knew slim who played buck, the stagecoach driver, played by.
Lucy mallory, a pregnant army wife en route to join her husband in cheyenne. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy award winning john ford 1939 classic blackandwhite western stagecoach. In 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from tonto, arizona to lordsburg, new mexico via dangerous apache territory. A showdown between the plummers and ringo is inevitable. The 1966 stagecoach is an intriguing anticipation of the disasterfilm cycle that would begin in earnest with airport in 1970. Still stick with the john ford original from 1939, but western fans will get a kick out of this 1966 remake. Arapaho falls, indian peaks wilderness, colorado, usa. Stagecoach was well directed by gordon douglas rio conchos but a lot looks like it was filmed on a set and the actors look like they just stepped out of hairdressing and makeup most of the time even white battling indians. Stagecoach 1966 stage coach nonusa format, bluray, reg. Stagecoach 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.