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Actors: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Thomas Mitchell, Tim Holt, George Bancroft
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Stagecoach |
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A stagecoach carrying a doctor, a preacher, a dancing girl, a crooked banker, an Army Major's wife and her escort travels through hostile Apache country. The Army can only escort them halfway. Along the way, the pick up Ringo, a man who escaped from jail to kill the men who killed his father and brother.
At a stop along the way, Lucy, the Major's wife, goes into labor and the doctor sobers up just enough to deliver the baby.
Although they'd like to let Lucy rest, they have no choice but to continue because the Apache are preparing to attack.
When the Apaches attack Lucy's escort is killed and the driver and the preacher are wounded, but the other passengers are able to fight off the indians until the cavaly arrives to help them.
When the stage finally reaches it's destination Lucy and the wounded are attended to. The crooked banker is arrested
Before taking him into custody, the marshall gives Ringo ten minutes to fight it out with the Plummer brothers, who killed his family.
Ringo kills the men and returns to Dallas, the dancing girl that he fell in love with.
Instead of taking Ringo into custody, the marshall puts him and Dallas on a wagon and lets them ride away.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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Around 1880 a stagecoach with 7 passengers is bound to Lordsburg, New Mex from Toronto. It has to go through Apache territories. On the way Ringo, a cowboy accused of a murder which he did not commit, joins the passengers. The stagecoach will have to face various perils and dangers on the way and in Lordsburg Ringo will have te opportunity to face the Plummer Bros and prove his innocence.
--massimo moretti, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Stagecoach |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 35%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 45%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- Good white men fighting wicked Indians
- traveling across the west
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Desert?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- in awe
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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