Stagecoach dvd 1966 shop the best classic films movie. Remake of john fords western, with bing crosby and annmargret. Stagecoach 1966 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. Stage to thunder rock, a 1964 film starring barry sullivan. Folks dont generally know that winchester produced the 18661966 commemorative rifle and carbine and used the stagecoach artwork to help market the firearms. The 1966 stagecoach is an intriguing anticipation of the disasterfilm cycle. 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. Annmargret, red buttons, mike connors, bing crosby, van heflin, slim pickens, stephanie powers and many others. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all. The 1966 remake of stagecoach starred in alphabetical order annmargret, red buttons, mike connors, alex cord, bing crosby, robert cummings, van heflin, slim pickens, and stefanie powers. On the stagecoach to cheyenne a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the indian attacks. The cast is superb, the music is outstanding, and the art production for the movie was done by norman rockwell. The opening scene finds a cavalry squad in the beautiful colorado woods, by a meadow and stream. Both the rifle and carbine are very hard to get now.
However, to be fair, slim pickens, bing crosby, van heflin and red buttons are all pretty good in their roles and no worse than anyone else in a bigbudget 1960s western. 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. A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to cheyenne. A 1986 television version featured willie nelson, kris. Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. Now the 1966 version of the stagecoach is not a cinematic gem, but it does include one of the last movie roles bing crosby appeared in. Gordon douglas 1966 remake of john fords stagecoach was doomed from the getgo even with a few good supporting players in the cast, including van heflin, bing crosby, slim pickens, and keenan wynn, it was hopeless to try to equal, much less improve upon, fords 1939 original. Along the way, a drunken doctor bing crosby finds a moment of redemption, a pregnant captains wife stefanie powers discovers the kindness of strangers. The 1966 stagecoach is definitely one of those films that makes movie aficionados shake their heads and say, why. Annmargaret, red buttons, bing crosby, alex cord, mike connors. Stagecoach 1966 has better acting and better production than the 1939 version. Stagecoach 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See the full list of stagecoach cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Stagecoach 1966 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
The remake mirrors the original film s plot and characters closely, with various stagecoach passengers compelled to make the perilous journey from dry fork to cheyenne, through the same dangerous region. This dramatic production would boast one of bing crosby. This 1966 remake seems almost unnecessary, since it duplicates the plot and characters without adding much other than color and widescreen. Stagecoach allstar cast shines in this 1966 version of stagecoach. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas as a remake of the john ford classic blackandwhite western stagecoach, which won two academy awards and received five other nominations, including placement among 1939s ten academy award for best picture contenders, a rare distinction for a western. On its own merits the 1966 stagecoach is a colorful and eventful adventure. Outbound from a small town recently besieged by indians, a stagecoach carries several diverse characters.
But there is a sioux indian there who instead buries his tomahawk right into the cook. There was news a few months ago that the man who shot liberty valance 1962 is being remade and set in the 198os, thats an interesting twist. Set in 1880s arizona, the story follows the adventures of an unlikely group of passengers as they journey by stagecoach through indian territory shortly after. Tony rome 1967 and its sequel lady in cement 1968 and arguably the best of. Along the way, a drunken doctor bing crosby finds a moment of redemption, a pregnant captains wife stefanie powers discovers the kindness of strangers, a pompous banker bob cummings gets his comeuppance and a sweet woman with a bad. Hed be excellent in a 1971 network tv movie as a small town new england doctor with dark, secret motives in dr.
The film stars annmargaret, slim pickens, red buttons, alex cord, bing crosby in his last film, van. Famed painter norman rockwell, who rendered cast portraits for the films. Not because the movie on its own terms is a disaster, but because it inevitably invites comparisons to the classic 1939 version, and it falls dreadfully short in almost all departments. A group of strangers, including a drunken doctor, a pregnant army officers wife and an embezzling bank clerk, embarks on a dangerous journey across hostile territory. Here is an except from the dvd booklet excerpts by film historian julie kirgo. Stagecoach 1966 gordon douglas, annmargret, alex cord. Thomas mitchell and john wayne could have slept very easily after seeing this film. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september. I saw the 1966 version of stagecoach in 1966 when i was a kid, first run at a local theater.
The 1966 film can stand on its own merits as a thoroughly enjoyable western, with the added advantage. They include rummy sawbones josiah boone bing crosby, dancehall girl and. The man who shot liberty valance, a 1962 film starring james stewart. Along the way, a drunken doctor bing crosby finds a moment of redemption, a pregnant. With 1939s stagecoach, director john ford elevated the movie western from b status to a firstclass production that dealt with adult situations. Annmargret, red buttons, alex cord, mike connors, bing crosby, stefanie powers, van heflin and slim pickens star in this first remake of john fords 1939. Dudley nichols wrote a great screenplay for a great film 1939s stagecoach, that. Bing crosby and stefanie powers in stagecoach 1966 annmargret and. They include rummy sawbones josiah boone bing crosby, dancehall girl and prostitute dallas annmargret, embezzling bank clerk gatewood robert cummings, pregnant army officers wife lucy mallory stefanie powers. Dallas annmargret, a prostitute, and josiah boone bing crosby, an.
Its not shakespeare, but hey, its a fun 1960s good ole american film just as tv. Dakota incident, a 1956 film starring dale robertson. The westernaires cavalry riders were invited to play members of an 1880 u. Stagecoach 1966 gordon douglas, annmargret, alex cord, red. Cavalry troop escorting an overland stagecoach full of characters from dry fork to cheyenne. Stagecoach 1966 annmargret, alex cord, red buttons stagecoach 1966 on the stagecoach to cheyenne a mixed group of. Stagecoach original motion picture soundtrack original. Soweit ich mich erinnere, wurde dieser film nur zweimal im deutsch sprachigen raum im free tv. Stagecoach original motion picture score by jerry goldsmith, alexander courage, et al.
Street date october 11, 2011 available online through screen archives entertainment 19. Cord never achieved the success wayne enjoyed after playing the ringo kid, but then cord. When alex cord agreed to play the john wayne role in the 1966 remake of. Crosby gained enormous popularity for his crooning style and was an important influence on the.
Annmargret, alex cord, red buttons, alex cord, bing crosby, robert cummings, van heflin, slim pickens, stefanie powers, keenan. Delivered sealed in case with artwork as shown on our website. Prostitute dallas annmargret and drunken doctor josiah bone bing crosby are. He sang with dance bands from 1925 to 1930 and in 1931 began work in radio and films. Crosby retired from film and appeared in a handful of tv projects, and cummings would star in harry alan towers five golden dragons 1967 before working exclusively in tv after a 34year career in movies.
Starring such screen luminaries as bing crosby, ann margaret, stephanie powers, and van heflin, stagecoach 1966 features everything we love about westerns gunplay, intrigue, romance, and comedy. There have been many films compared to the searchers. They are joined by an outlaw, falsely accused of murder, who helps them when a sioux war party attacks. 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.
However, to be fair, slim pickens, bing crosby, van heflin and red buttons. Along the way, a drunken doctor bing crosby finds a moment of redemption, a pregnant captains wife stefanie powers. This 1966 stagecoach role was his last film part but not the last lead role for him. A cook goes to a nearby covered wagon and opens up the flap to reach in for supplies.
In a decided departure from the norm, bing crosby, as the unshaven, sodden surgeon, is casual, natural, glib and mildly funny. Annmargret red buttons michael connors alex cord bing crosby bob cummings van heflin slim pickens stefanie powers keenan wynn 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. The hollywood western is the most flexible of movie genres. A motley crew of travelers are forced to band together while making a treacherous crossing through american indian territory in a rickety stagecoach. Stagecoach 66 is a good old fashioned tale, with a little more glamour and makeup than the films to come, and a little more violence than the films before.
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