Stagecoach (The Criterion Collection)

This is where it all started. John Fords 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 circumstancestraveling a dangerous route from Arizona to New MexicoSTAGECOACH 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 (Fords first trip to Monument Valley) is Hollywood storytelling at its finest.