Stagecoach
A hardened gunslinger and an unlikely band of passengers race across hostile Apache lands to deliver a vital cargo before Geronimo’s war party catches them, forcing each traveler to confront their own demons while battling relentless danger.
“A powerful story of nine strange people.”
Synopsis
A group of travelers aboard a stagecoach find their journey disrupted by the threat of Geronimo, leading them to learn more about one another along the way.
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A crew of 112+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Otho LoveringShot by Bert GlennonScored by Gerard CarbonaraStunts by Yakima Canutt
Box Office
1939 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$1.1M
Also known as
- Höllenfahrt nach Santa Féde
- Ringode
- (Flemish)De fantastische rit
- La diligenciaes
- La Chevauchée fantastiquefr
- Ombre rosseit
- (French)La chevauchée fantastique
Release dates around the world1 country · showhide
- United StatesFeb 2, 1939
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Cast & Crew
112 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Wayne
as Ringo Kid
Claire Trevor
as Dallas
Andy Devine
as Buck
John Carradine
as Hatfield
Thomas Mitchell
as Doc Josiah Boone
Louise Platt
as Mrs. Lucy Mallory
George Bancroft
as Marshal Curley Wilcox
Donald Meek
as Samuel Peacock
Berton Churchill
as Ellsworth Henry Gatewood
Tim Holt
as Lt. Blanchard
Tom Tyler
as Luke Plummer
Dorothy Appleby
as Girl in Saloon
Supporting cast
58Frank Baker
Chief John Big Tree
as Indian Scout
Ted Billings
as Townsman
Wiggie Blowne
as Bit Part
Danny Borzage
Ed Brady
as Lordsburg Saloon Owner
Fritzi Brunette
as Bit Part
Yakima Canutt
as Cavalry Scout, Indian Attacking Stagecoach
Nora Cecil
as Boone's Landlady
Steve Clemente
as Townsman Warning Plummer
Bill Cody
as Rancher
Jack Curtis
as Bartender
Marga Ann Deighton
as Mrs. Pickett
Patricia Doyle
as Bit Part
Tex Driscoll
as Townsman
Johnny Eckert
as Small Role
Franklyn Farnum
as Deputy Frank
Francis Ford
as Sgt. Billy Pickett
Brenda Fowler
as Mrs. Gatewood
Olin Francis
as Lordsburg Townsman
Helen Gibson
as Girl in Saloon
Don Hawks
as Small Role
Robert Homans
as Ed - Editor
William Hopper
as Sergeant
George Huggins
as Barfly
Si Jenks
as Bartender
Cornelius Keefe
as Capt. Whitney
Florence Lake
as Mrs. Nancy Whitney
Al Lee
as Small Role
Duke R Lee
as Lordsburg Sheriff
Theodore Lorch
as Lordsburg Express Agent
Chris Pin Martin
as Chris
Jim Mason
as Jim - Tonto Express Agent
Louis Mason
as Tonto Sheriff
Merrill Mccormick
as Ogler
J P Mcgowan
Walter Mcgrail
as Capt. Sickel
Paul Mcvey
as Pony Express Agent
Jack Mohr
as Small Role
Kent Odell
as Billy Pickett Jr
Artie Ortego
as Lordsburg Bar Patron
Vester Pegg
as Hank Plummer
Jack Pennick
as Jerry - Tonto Bartender
Chris Phillips
as Small Role
Joe Rickson
as Ike Plummer
Elvira Rios
as Yakima
Buddy Roosevelt
as Rancher
Mickey Simpson
Margaret Smith
as Small Role
Chuck Stubbs
Harry Tenbrook
as Telegraph Operator
Leonard Trainor
as Townsman
Dorothy Vernon
as Townswoman
Mary Kathleen Walker
as Lucy's Infant
Blackjack Ward
as Townsman
Bryant Washburn
as Capt. Simmons
Whitehorse
as Indian Chief
Hank Worden
as Cavalryman
Directors
2Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
43Alexander Toluboff
Art Director
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera (uncredited)
James V King
assistant camera (uncredited)
Lowell J Farrell
assistant director (uncredited)
Wingate Smith
assistant director
Jack Kirston
assistant production manager (uncredited)
Wiard Ihnen
associate art director (as Wiard B. Ihnen)
Bert Glennon
Cinematographer, director of photography
Gerard Carbonara
Composer (uncredited)
Walter Plunkett
costumes
Walter Wanger
Credits, presenter
Dorothy Spencer
Editor, film editor
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