Stagecoach (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

This is where it all started. John Ford's smash hit and enduring masterpiece Stagecoach revolutionized the western, elevating it from B movie to the A-list. The quintessential tale of a group of strangers thrown together into extraordinary circumstances-traveling a dangerous route from Arizona to New Mexico-Stagecoach features outstanding performances from Hollywood stalwarts Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, and, of course, John Wayne, in his first starring role for Ford, as the daredevil outlaw the Ringo Kid. Superbly shot and tightly edited, Stagecoach (Ford's first trip to Monument Valley) is Hollywood storytelling at it's finest.

Starring: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, George Bancroft, Tom Tyler, Chris Martin, Artie Ortega, Bill Cody, Chief John Big Tree, Chris-Pin Martin, Franklin Farnum, Hank Worden, Kent Odell, Marga Ann Deighton, Patrick Wayne, Robert E. Homans, Ted Billings, Louise Platt, Donald Meek, Berton Churchill, Tim Holt, Cornelius Keefe, Elvira Rios, Francis Ford, Florence Lake, Marga Ann Daighton, Walter McGrail, Paul McVey, Brenda Fowler, Chief Big Tree, Yakima Canutt, Bryant Washburn, Chief White Horse, Duke Lee, Harry Tenbrook, Jack Pennick, Louis Mason, Joe Rickson, Nora Cecil, William Hopper, Ed Brady, Vester Pegg, Buddy Roosevelt, Mary Kathleen Walker, Bill Cody Jr., Theodore Lorch, Robert Homans, Si Jenks, Jim Mason, Franklyn Farnum, Merrill McCormick, Artie Ortego, Jack Curtis, Helen Gibson, Dorothy Appleby, Steve Clemente, Fritzi Brunette, Leonard Trainor, Chris Phillips, Tex Driscoll, Teddy Billings, John Eckert, Al Lee, Patsy Doyle, Margaret Smith, Jack Mohr, Winnie Browne

Director: John Ford, Stephanie Austin, Walter Wanger