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Summary
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 97Audiences 80GoodWatch 88
Tomatometer100%
Metascore93
Audience score86%
Letterboxd · 105 K ratings4.0/5
IMDb7.8
User score7.5
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $531 K
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it earned $572 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most westerns, −11 min on the typical 107
typical 10796Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1939
March 2, 1939
87 years ago
Genre
WesternLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Academy Awards1940
- Actor in a Supporting Role1940Won
- Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment1940Won
- Music (Original Score)1940Won
- Best Picture1940Nominated
- Directing1940Nominated
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White1940Nominated
- Cinematography1940Nominated
- Film Editing1940Nominated
- Outstanding Production1940Nominated
- Production Design1940Nominated
Rated
- GUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 51 more68 people
- Claire TrevorDallas
- John WayneThe Ringo Kid
- George BancroftMarshal Curly Wilcox
- Andy DevineBuck
- Thomas MitchellDoc Josiah Boone
- John CarradineHatfield
- Donald MeekSamuel Peacock
- Berton ChurchillEllsworth H. Gatewood
Louise PlattLucy Mallory
Tim HoltLt. Blanchard
Tom TylerLuke Plummer
Chief John Big TreeIndian Scout (uncredited)
Yakima CanuttCavalry Scout / Indian Attacking Stagecoach (uncredited)
Francis FordSgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
William HopperSergeant (uncredited)
Chris-Pin MartinChris (uncredited)
Paul McVeyPony Express Agent (uncredited)
Jack PennickBartender in Tonto (uncredited)
Harry TenbrookTelegraph Operator (uncredited)- WWhitehorseIndian Chief (uncredited)
Hank WordenCavalryman (uncredited)
Dorothy ApplebyGirl in Saloon (uncredited)
Ted BillingsBit Part (uncredited)- WBWiggie BlowneBit Part (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- John Ford Director, Producer
- Yakima Canutt Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
- Wingate Smith Assistant Director
- Lowell J. Farrell Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Dudley Nichols Screenplay
- Ernest Haycox Original Story
Production · 4
- Walter Wanger Executive Producer, Presenter
- Lee Bradley Extras Casting
- Jack Kirston Assistant Production Manager
- Daniel Keefe Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Bert Glennon Director of Photography
- James V. King Assistant Camera
- Cliff Shirpser Assistant Camera
- Ned Scott Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Dorothy Spencer Editor
- Otho Lovering Editor, Supervising Editor
- Walter Reynolds Editor
Sound · 5
- Gerard Carbonara Original Music Composer
- Robert Parrish Sound Effects Editor
- Danny Borzage Musician
- Frank Maher Sound
- Boris Morros Music Director
Art · 3
- Alexander Toluboff Art Direction
- Sydney Moore Set Decoration
- Wiard B. Ihnen Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Walter Plunkett Costume Design
- Norbert A. Myles Makeup Artist
Other crew · 10
- Ben Hecht Additional Writing
- Henry Wills Stunts
- Iron Eyes Cody Stunts
- David Sharpe Stunts
- Helen Gibson Stunts
- Ken Cooper Stunts
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