Stagecoach (1966)

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Ernest Haycox (story)
Dudley Nichols (1939 screenplay)

Release Date:

15 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

These Were The Ten Who Fought Indians, Outlaws And Each Other As They Rode To Greatness On The Stagecoach To Cheyenne!

Plot:

A group of unlikely traveling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne. They include a drunken doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Stagecoach | Outlaw | Beautiful Woman | Native American

Cast

Ann-Margret	...	Dallas
Red Buttons	...	Peacock
Mike Connors	...	Hatfield (as Michael Connors)
Alex Cord	...	Ringo Kid
Bing Crosby	...	Doc Josiah Boone
Robert Cummings	...	Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
Van Heflin	...	Marshal Curly Wilcox
Slim Pickens	...	Buck, Stagecoach Driver
Stefanie Powers	...	Mrs. Lucy Mallory
Keenan Wynn	...	Luke Plummer
Brad Weston	...	Matt Plummer
Joseph Hoover	...	Lt. Blanchard
John Gabriel	...	Capt. Jim Mallory
Oliver McGowan	...	Mr. Haines
David Humphreys Miller	...	Billy Pickett

Runtime:

115 min | USA:110 min (FMC Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:G | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Arapaho Falls, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Bing Crosby's last cinema movie.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When they stop to rest the horses and the Stars are talking, in the background a bus or van appears and drives through a fence gate on a dirt road.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Adam Adamant Lives!: A Vintage Year for Scoundrels (#1.1)" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Stagecoach Theme (I Will Follow)

I enjoyed the movie, as well as watching the actors who portrayed the characters.

I have also seen the 1939 version of "Stagecoach" starring John Wayne and enjoyed it as well. I have also seen a couple of other versions of "Stagecoach". I don't find it difficult to enjoy watching different versions of the same movie or story. Sometimes they are not quite as "good" as earlier or later versions, but they are still fun to watch. Each version of a story has it's own unique qualities and features. Two features that I really, really enjoyed from the 1966 version of "Stagecoach" was it's theme song, sung by Wayne Newton, and the other was the beautiful paintings that Norman Rockwell did of the cast members that were shown at the end of the film. They were magnificent (I would really like to know what was done with them). I remember when "Battlestar Galactica" aired and a lot of people were downing it as not being as good as "Star Wars" and "Star Trek". Needless to say, that upset me a great deal. I like all three of them. Each has their own unique qualities. I just wish people could enjoy each film or show as it comes along and not compare it to death with others.