Stagecoach
A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.
Director
John Ford
Starring
Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Western
My Rating
6.0 / 10
Format & Location
Format: Blu-ray
Location: Shelf
Date Added
July 3, 2025
Review
This review may contain spoilers.
Ryan Jerz’s review published on Letterboxd:
All aboard the Dad Movie Express. This was my first John Wayne movie, and he is decent, despite being a shit. Holy smokes do all the impressions hit perfectly.
Despite this being a good old racist cowboys and Indians movie, it hits on at least one theme I wasn't expecting that resonates now: class warfare. It does well here to show upper class attitudes. Not only was Dallas accepted by Mrs. Mallory only after sufficiently proving that she wasn't a dirty street urchin, but we get the corrupt-ass banker too! That dude was the quintessential Republican in 2025. For real. Talk to one that owns a small business. They're the same people! Screaming about taxes and keeping what's theirs, etc. Great stuff. Him getting his earns a half star.
This wasn't at all bad, but it deserves criticism for just being lazy in its depictions of the Apaches.
Ryan Jerz’s review published on Letterboxd:
All aboard the Dad Movie Express. This was my first John Wayne movie, and he is decent, despite being a shit. Holy smokes do all the impressions hit perfectly.
Despite this being a good old racist cowboys and Indians movie, it hits on at least one theme I wasn't expecting that resonates now: class warfare. It does well here to show upper class attitudes. Not only was Dallas accepted by Mrs. Mallory only after sufficiently proving that she wasn't a dirty street urchin, but we get the corrupt-ass banker too! That dude was the quintessential Republican in 2025. For real. Talk to one that owns a small business. They're the same people! Screaming about taxes and keeping what's theirs, etc. Great stuff. Him getting his earns a half star.
This wasn't at all bad, but it deserves criticism for just being lazy in its depictions of the Apaches.