The original Stagecoach negatives were either lost or destroyed and the movie could have completely been lost forever. Thankfully, John Wayne had requested copies of many of his movies after they were done & donated his copy to American Film Institute 🎥 | JOHN WAYNE

The iconic Apache chase scene in Stagecoach where legendary stuntman, Yakima Canutt, coordinates two different stunts. In the first scene, he is dressed as one of the Apaches & climbs on to the stagecoach horse then falls in between the horses & stagecoach carriage. The second stunt, he is doubling as John Wayne's character, Ringo Kid, and jumps from stagecoach to horse to grab the lead horse's reign. John Ford was so impressed by this stunt & Canutt that he promised to work with him on ever fil

One of the great character introductions in film history is John Wayne as Henry, the "Ringo Kid" in John Ford's STAGECOACH ('39). Wayne had appeared in more than 80 films at this point but this one made him a star. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

They were the wild ones, Duke and the Western greats. Their stories ride on. | JOHN WAYNE