One of the all time classic Westerns - considered by many to be the movie that propelled John Wayne to stardom back in 1939. The film is set against the impressive backdrop of Monument Valley in Utah and tells the story of a mixed group of travellers who are making their way across country to Arizona. They are endangered by an Indian War Party, and this along with their various characters results in difficulties for the party...
Directed by
John Ford
Written by
Ernest Haycox (story "Stage to Lordsburg"); Dudley Nichols; Ben Hecht (uncredited).
Starring
Claire Trevor (Dallas); John Wayne (The Ringo Kid); Andy Devine (Buck); John Carradine (Hatfield); Thomas Mitchell (Doc Boone); Louise Platt (Lucy Mallory); George Bancroft (Marshal Curly Wilcox); Donald Meek (Samuel Peacock); Berton Churchill (Henry Gatewood); Tim Holt (Lt. Blanchard); Tom Tyler (Luke Plummer). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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