"STAGECOACH" (1939) Review

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Stuntmen in John Ford's Stagecoach

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Only one reviewer to my knowledge has remarked on the miracle of the stunt work of one of the riders who played an Apache warrior, climbed onto the team of horses at high speed, was shot, and skillfully allowed his body to fall at that speed under the hooves of those six racing horses. He is shown in the aftermath still alive behind the speeding coach, where he had fallen to the ground. In a way, that is the most notable moment of the film for me.

Stuntmen in John Ford's Stagecoach

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Only one reviewer to my knowledge has remarked on the miracle of the stunt work of one of the riders who played an Apache warrior, climbed onto the team of horses at high speed, was shot, and skillfully allowed his body to fall at that speed under the hooves of those six racing horses. He is shown in the aftermath still alive behind the speeding coach, where he had fallen to the ground. In a way, that is the most notable moment of the film for me.