Pales in comparison to Ford's classic
Remaking a classic film has its pitfalls. With 1939’s “Stagecoach,” director John Ford elevated the movie Western from B status to a first-class production that dealt with adult situations. This 1966 remake seems almost unnecessary, since it duplicates the plot and characters without adding much other than color and widescreen.<br /><br />A stagecoach headed to Cheyenne is transporting an assortment of characters. The driver is Buck (Slim Pickens). Marshal Curly Wilcox (Van Heflin) is riding shotgun in exchange for the lift to Cheyenne. Like the marshal, the passengers all have their individual reasons for being on that coach. Dallas (Ann-Margret) is a dance hall floozie run out of town because two men killed each other fighting over her. Doc Boone (Bing Crosby) is a physician with a taste for liquor who has outstayed his welcome in town. Peacock (Red Buttons) is a traveling whiskey salesman. Lucy Mallory (Stefanie Powers) wants to join her husband, Captain Mallory, stationed in Cheyenne. Hatfield (Michael Connors) is a professional gambler who served in the Confederate army under Lucy’s father and offers her his protection. Henry Gatewood (Bob Cummings) has stolen $10,000 from his father-in-law’s bank and is on the run. On the trail, the stagecoach encounters the Ringo Kid (Alex Cord), who broke out of jail and demands to be taken to Cheyenne to settle a score with the Plummer family, who killed his father and brother.<br /><br />The individual characters develop relationships with each other as they face dangerous terrain, bad weather, and hostile Indians. The claustrophobic interior of the stagecoach forces a degree of civility, though it’s apparent that not everyone is thrilled with the company of the others.<br /><br />This version was critically panned at its initial release, primarily because of affection for the superior original, but seen today, it has its virtues. First, the widescreen color cinematography by William H. Clothier is spectacular and shows off the Colorado locations to great advantage. Aerial shots of the territory under the title credits magnificently reveal the vast expanse of the pristine land. Such visual grandeur simply was not possible in the original, despite Ford’s use of Monument Valley.<br /><br />Acting for the most part is adequate. Bing Crosby, in his final feature film role, stands out as a man who seems to exist on booze alone. His performance adds comic relief to the drama surrounding him. Ann-Margret and Stefanie Powers are wooden and their characters are clearly secondary to the bigger male roles. Alex Cord, who takes on the role that made John Wayne a star in the original, is no match for Wayne in terms of screen presence. He lacks the necessary stature, and for such a significant role, this is deadly. Though he is supposed to be driven by a thirst for vengeance, his Ringo lacks fire. He is much more effective in his scenes with Dallas, whom he feels sorry for because she’s shunned by most of the other passengers.<br /><br />Pacing is also a major flaw. The film starts with an exciting clash between Indians and a troop of cavalry, complete with stunts, blood, and violence. But then we have to wait close to an hour before the Indian attack on the stagecoach. In the interim, the film bogs down. At 16 minutes longer than the original, this version drags when it should be heightening suspense. Though the threat of an Indian attack is always present, padding the movie with extraneous dialogue and interpersonal conflicts is mere filler until the “good stuff” comes along.<br /><br />That good stuff is some excellent stunt work during the Indian attack. The sequence goes on a while, which makes up for the extended lack of action that preceded it. Stunt men dressed as Indians fall from galloping horses, jump from horse to stagecoach, and get dragged behind the coach. In a daring stunt duplicating one from the original, the Ringo Kid jumps from the driver’s seat to the team of six horses, making his way to the front and mounting one of the lead horses. This homage to Ford’s film is still exciting to watch. The film cost $6.3 million, a huge amount for the period, and it turned a modest profit.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : A group of unlikely traveling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl who's been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a traveling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gunslinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband. All have secrets but when they are set upon by an Indian war party and then a family of outlaws, they find they must all work together if they are to stay alive..