In 1880 a group of strangers board a stagecoach. The stagecoach is heading eastward from Tonto, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico. Among these strangers is Doc Boone an alcoholic doctor, Dallas a prostitute, Mrs. Mallory a pregnant lady and Samuel Peacock a whiskey salesman. Marshal Curly Wilcox tells the stagecoach driver, Buck that his regular ride along guard went hunting for Ringo Kid. Wilcox decides to ride in place of the regular guard when Buck informs him the Plummer brother's are in Lordsburg
Stagecoach An Interpretation of 'Stagecoach' In 1939 John Ford masterminded a classical western film by the name of Stagecoach. This film has the integrity of a fine work of art. Being that it could be considered a work of art, the impression left on a viewing audience could differ relying on the audience's demographics. However, it is conceivable to all audiences that Ford delivers a cast of characters that are built on stereotypes and perceptions conjured from 'B' westerns that preceded
Black Bart 	On August 3 of 1877, a stage was making its way over the low hills between Point Arenas and Duncan’s Mills on the Russian River when a lone figure suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. Wearing a duster and a mask made from a flour sack, the bandit pointed a double- barreled shotgun at the driver and said, " Throw down the box!" "I’ve labored long and hard for bread, For honor and for riches, But on my corns too long you’ve tred You fine-haired sons
what forms the basis of, what Will Wright coins, the “vengeance variation” of the western. This model of the western is exemplified by John Ford’s first sound western, Stagecoach (1939). Wherein, eight travelers board a stagecoach from Tonto to Lordsburg, despite threats from Geronimo and the Apaches. Along the way, the stagecoach picks up an escaped fugitive, Ringo Kid (John Wayne), who is going to Lordsburg to seek revenge and justice for his wrongful conviction and the murder of his father and
Stagecoach is a 1939 production directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne, Clair Trevor, Berton Churchill, along with many other actors and actresses. The story line entails a stagecoach trip from the more civilized east to the more natural setting of the west, specifically Lordsburg. A random group of people end up traveling all together in a stagecoach for one reason or another and they all learn from one another as well as come to accept or at least tolerate each others perks and flaws. Their
Community is a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common interests, and goals: In the movie Stagecoach directed by John Ford centers a prostitute, a banker, a whiskey drummer, a doctor, an officer's wife, a local marshall, a gambler, the driver, and outlaw Ringo Kid. They all go on a journey on their own risk traveling through territory with a fear of an Apache raiding party lead by Geronimo attacking them. Although the characters have many differences and come from all different
In the film Stagecoach, the group of individual of differing social standings and classes convene as group of passenger in their journey, attempting to avoid Apache warriors. While each passenger had their own motivations for their journey – some with honorable circumstances such as finding their spouse, and others with less honorable circumstances, such as being forced out of town due to alcoholism or prostitution. Regardless of their backgrounds and context and their motivations, this group of
Due to the impressionable essence of the audience, the film’s message has a responsibility as it will leave an impact on the viewership. The film Stagecoach (1939) was a Western film which essentially spoke to generations of men seeking a model of manhood grounded in bravery, moral violence, and independence; whereas with the women characters, they represented civilization and domestication” (Dr Nance
The characteristics, features and conventions of Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939) allow this film to fit directly under the title of Classical Hollywood cinema. The film uses a few main characters that the audience members get to know well and create their own feelings for. In Stagecoach, there are nine main characters that the audience gets to know well, Dallas, Ringo Kid, Buck, Hatfield, Doc Boone, Lucy Mallory, Curley, Gatewood and the lieutenant. These characters are consistent throughout the story
The Old Stagecoach by Eastman Johnson The work that I have chosen to talk about was “The Old Stagecoach by Eastman Johnson.” This work would be considered a painting. The images that are shown in the painting are a old stagecoach as the name of the painting suggest. The stagecoach does not have any wheel and so it just sits on the ground. There are also a bunch of children that are portrayed playing inside and on top of the stagecoach. The colors that are used in this painting are all realistic
Genre Theory and John Ford's Stagecoach The analytic theory posited by Robert Warshow in his essay "The Westerner", itemizes the elements necessary for a film to belong to the genre of the "western". Most contentiously, he mandates that the narrative focus upon the individual hero's plight to assert his identity, and diminishes the importance of secondary characters and issues, or any tendency toward "social drama." (431) He states that it is subtle variations that make successive instances
The Stagecoach, a critically acclaimed film, which followed the adventures of a group of unlikely and unfortunate passengers escaping from the brutality of Geronimo’s Apache warriors, established the precedent of the classic Western movie, containing crucial Western archetypical elements such as Ringo the Kid that has not hardly changed today. Furthermore, Stagecoach espoused social issues of the time by including passengers of varied social status and standing and emphasizing on such interactions
desert or the west, it definitely a western film because of the main theme of the movie. I think these two have more things in common than they do differences. Here is a little brief summary of these two movies before I compare and contrast the two. Stagecoach is a film with all the elements of a western movie. The main character is on a mission for redemption. He joins a convoy of others on a journey across the harsh western terrain while being attacked by Indians. Although Waterworld doesn’t contain
the landscape barely getting a glimpse of their surroundings. At its peak, stagecoach travel offered an intimate relationship with the nature as seen through a slow moving transport and passengers had preconfigured senses that reacted to what they saw, heard, and felt; human perception would forever change due to the railroad compartmentalizing space and accelerating time. The generation who had only experienced stagecoach as the dominant mode of transport were the ones who suffered from any disorientation
on Ray’s work, along with demonstrating where I observe ideologies and themes. John Ford’s classic American Western film, Stagecoach (1939) shows many examples of political life and social behavior during it’s time. The plot is about nine travelers onboard a stagecoach from Tonto, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico Territory. In the beginning, the passengers of the Stagecoach are unfamiliar with each other. However, their relationships grow as they get to know each other during their journey. Each
independent women that fought for – and even alongside – their husbands or partners, rather than the genre standing still with what it already had and continuing on from the early would-be prototype models. Works Cited Richard Slotkin john fords stagecoach and the mythic space of western movie robert shulman introduction and notes to the virginian BFI Film Classics HigH Noon
domestic role of women at the time. In contrast the film Stagecoach by John Ford brings the female character out of the traditional domestic atmosphere and sets them on an adventure through the countryside. The evolution of the female heroin from domestic to adventurers
Response Paper: The Complete Film The introduction of sound films in the late 1920’s was a divisive issue among those involved and interested in the emerging motion picture industry. Even though it wasn’t the sudden breakthrough it is often perceived to be, the addition of sound and voice to mainstream cinema revolutionized movie making and led to conflicting viewpoints as to whether or not this innovation was a positive progression for film as an art and as an industry. While the addition of sound
who partake in the performing arts spend less time sitting in front of a computer screen and therefore are at less of a risk of developing health problems, such as compressed spinal conditions including Scoliosis and an increased kyphotic curve (Stagecoach, 2014). Whilst dance is a decent way of incorporating fun and exciting ways of exercising into a young person’s lifestyle, it is also a good way to allow the expression of emotions in a creative way. The ability to express emotion comfortably in
covers vast areas of Britain.' Structure of the Company Virgin Trains is owned and run by Virgin Management and Stagecoach Plc. The Virgin Management team are the majority shareholders and own 51% of the company as opposed to Stagecoach which owns 49%. Virgin Trains is managed by a board known as Virgin Rail Group and is made up of the Virgin Management team and Stagecoach. Appendix 1. To give an idea of the size of Virgin Trains, I have prepared a number of facts and figures that were