John Ford's <I>Stagecoach</I>

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511615269

Stagecoach is one of the classics of Hollywood cinema. Made in 1939, it revitalized the Western genre, served as a milestone in John Ford's career, and made John Wayne a star. This volume offers a rich overview of the film in essays by six leading film critics. Approaching Stagecoach from a variety of critical perspectives, they place the film within the contexts of authorship, genre, American history and culture. Also examined are the film's commentary on race, class, gender and democracy, while remaining attentive to the film's artistry.

"Stagecoach is must reading for any student of the Western, of Ford, and of Stagecoach itself, for both the multiplicity of approaches the contributors employ and for the riches of their analyses." Film Quarterly

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Acknowledgments and Credits
pp ix-x
- By Barry Keith Grant, Professor of communication, popular culture, and film, Brock University in Ontario, Canada
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List of Contributors
pp xi-xii
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Introduction: Spokes in the Wheels
pp 1-20
- By Barry Keith Grant, Professor of communication, popular culture, and film, Brock University in Ontario, Canada
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1 - Stagecoach and Hollywood's A-Western Renaissance
pp 21-47
- By Thomas Schatz, Professor and chair of the Radio-Television-Film Department, University of Texas at Austin
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2 - “Powered by a Ford”? Dudley Nichols, Authorship, and Cultural Ethos in Stagecoach
pp 48-81
- By Charles J. Maland, Professor of Cinema Studies in the Department of English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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3 - That Past, This Present: Historicizing John Ford, 1939
pp 82-112
- By Leland Poague, Professor of English, Iowa State University
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4 - “A Little Bit Savage”: Stagecoach and Racial Representation
pp 113-131
- By J. P. Telotte, Professor of literature, communication, and culture, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta
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5 - “Be a Proud, Glorified Dreg”: Class, Gender, and Frontier Democracy in Stagecoach
pp 132-157
- By Gaylyn Studlar, Director of the Film and Video Studies Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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6 - Stagecoach and the Quest for Selfhood
pp 158-178
- By William Rothman, Professor of motion pictures and director of the graduate program in Film Studies, University of Miami
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Reviews of Stagecoach
pp 179-184
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Filmography
pp 185-232
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Select Bibliography
pp 233-238
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Index
pp 239-243
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments and Credits
pp ix-x

List of Contributors
pp xi-xii

Introduction: Spokes in the Wheels
pp 1-20

1 - Stagecoach and Hollywood's A-Western Renaissance
pp 21-47

2 - “Powered by a Ford”? Dudley Nichols, Authorship, and Cultural Ethos in Stagecoach
pp 48-81

3 - That Past, This Present: Historicizing John Ford, 1939
pp 82-112

4 - “A Little Bit Savage”: Stagecoach and Racial Representation
pp 113-131

5 - “Be a Proud, Glorified Dreg”: Class, Gender, and Frontier Democracy in Stagecoach
pp 132-157

6 - Stagecoach and the Quest for Selfhood
pp 158-178

Reviews of Stagecoach
pp 179-184

Filmography
pp 185-232

Select Bibliography
pp 233-238

Index
pp 239-243

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