Stagecoach is a 1939 Western which tells the tale of a motley group of strangers thrown together on a stagecoach which is attacked by Indians. It stars Claire Trevor and John Wayne in the role which made him a star.

This was the first of many films that John Ford made in Monument Valley, Utah, many starring John Wayne.

Primary cast:

• Claire Trevor  : Dallas
• John Wayne  : The Ringo Kid
• Andy Devine  : Buck
• John Carradine  : Hatfield
• Thomas Mitchell  : Doc Boone
• Louise Platt  : Lucy Mallory
• George Bancroft  : Marshal Curly Wilcox
• Donald Meek  : Samuel Peacock
• Berton Churchill  : Henry Gatewood
• Tim Holt  : Lt. Blanchard
• Tom Tyler  : Luke Plummer
• Yakima Canutt  : Cavalry scout

Award wins:

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell)
• Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring (Richard Hageman , W. Franke Harling , John Leipold , Leo Shuken )
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Director (John Ford)

The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Award nominations:

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• Academy Award for Directing (John Ford)
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Alexander Toluboff )
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography-Black-and-White (Bert Glennon )
• Academy Award for Film Editing (Otho Lovering & Dorothy Spencer )

A 1966 remake starred, among others, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin and Bing Crosby.