Stagecoach is one of the classics of Hollywood cinema. Made in 1939, it revitalized the Western genre, served as a milestone for John Ford's career, and made John Wayne a star. This volume offers a rich overview of the film in essays by six leading film critics. Approaching Stagecoach from a variety of critical perspectives, it considers it within the contexts of authorship, genre, American history and culture. It also examines the film's commentary on race, class, gender and democracy, while remaining attentive to the film's artistry.
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"Stagecoach is must reading for any student of the Western, of Ford, and of Stagecoach itself, for both the multiplicity of approaches the contributors employ and for the riches of their analyses." Film Quarterly
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Stagecoach is one of the classics of Hollywood cinema. Made in 1939, it revitalized the Western genre, served as a milestone John Ford's career, and made John Wayne a star. This volume offers a rich overview of the film in essays by six leading film critics. Approaching Stagecoach from a variety of critical perspectives, they place the film within the contexts of authorship, genre, American history and culture. Also examined are the film's commentary on race, class, gender and democracy, while remaining attentive to the film's artistry.
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New York, John Ford, Doc Boone, Drums Along the Mohawk, Popular Front, Dodge City, Union Pacific, Dudley Nichols, Lucy Mallory, Walter Wanger, Jesse James, Ringo Kid, Claire Trevor, Louis Post-Dispatch, The Hurricane, University of California Press, John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Frederick Jackson Turner, United States, Monument Valley, The Oklahoma Kid, Atlanta Constitution, Indiana University, Submarine Patrol New!
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