The iconic Apache chase scene in Stagecoach where legendary stuntman, Yakima Canutt, coordinates two different stunts. In the first scene, he is dressed as one of the Apaches & climbs on to the stagecoach horse then falls in between the horses & stagecoach carriage. The second stunt, he is doubling as John Wayne's character, Ringo Kid, and jumps from stagecoach to horse to grab the lead horse's reign. John Ford was so impressed by this stunt & Canutt that he promised to work with him on ever fil

STAGECOACH 1939 hard to believe in 19 years this film will be 100 years old. | John Wayne Western Movie Dreams

Stagecoach 1939 John Ford's landmark Western revolves around an assorted group of colorful passengers aboard the Overland stagecoach bound for Lordsburg, New Mexico, in the 1880s. An alcoholic philosophizer (Thomas Mitchell), a lady of ill repute (Claire Trevor) and a timid liquor salesman (Donald Meek) are among the motley crew of travelers who must contend with an escaped outlaw, the Ringo Kid (John Wayne), and the ever-present threat of an Apache attack as they make their way across the Wild