Martin Scorsese once said about high contrast black and white that it "flattens the image" in a way that you are just focused on the information in the picture, like you said, the eye's not distracted by color. It's not always the case but when B&W is used well it can give a filmmaker real visual advantages to express or inspire certain emotions in the viewer. B&W is it's own unique art form.
The stunts of the Apache falling and going under the horses and stagecoach as well as Ringo jumping from horse to horse were performed by the legendary Yakima Canutt.
@@greenmonsterprod yes the stunt in raiders was performed by stuntman Terry Leonard , he is still in the business and was the stunt director on the recent 2023 western "The Outlaw Johnny Black" starring Michael Jai White..
The Indian at the beginning was not Geronimo but rather an Indian from a rival tribe who brought the message of Geronimo's escape from the reservation to the soldiers. Geronimo was an Apache leader. Dallas was a prostitute. That is why she is kicked out of town at the beginning of the movie, along with Doc Boone, by a group of ladies who enforce public morality in the town. Hatfield, the gambler, puts the gun to Mrs. Mallory's head when they have run out of ammunition because he thinks they will be captured, and she will be raped. It was a common sentiment of that time that death was preferable to defilement of that kind. Hatfield is shot before he can kill Mrs. Mallory, which is good timing because at just that moment the U.S. Calvary rides in to save the day.
Torture, mutilation and death would often follow the Grapings unless you were in a certain age group that they thought could be easily enslaved by the tribe. Common fact but not one advertised in modern history books.
@@bluebird3281 They say this movie can't be made as is, because it portrays Indians as ruthless savages, and we can't have that in today's society. 🤣🤣🤣
And Hatfield didn't steal the silver cup, he was the son of the owner of Greenfield manor that would have fallen on hard times after the Civil War, so now he is a gambler in the west instead of a southern gentleman, and he doesn't want to admit it to a woman of his former class.
i think in the film dallas was a lady who's reputation was ruined by rumor of impropriety. she might've been falsely accused of prostitution, adutry, drinking or wearing her dresses to short. but it was the rumor that ruined her in the eyes of "pompous" townspeople. 1939 is considered the best year in american cinema. thomas mitchell, who played the drunk doctor, was in 2 other great films from that year; "gone with the wind" and frank capra's "mr. smith goes to washington" starring jimmy stewart. stewart also starred in a GREAT western comedy/drama in 1939 called "destry rides again." i'm sure you have your westerns already picked out but i hope you included "shane" (1953) and "destry rides again." "shane" is the epitome of american westerns. a classic!
He was such a fine Shakespearean actor. He was also seen in John Wayne's last film, "The Shootist", playing the part of the Undertaker. He Fathered several sons who made names for themselves as actors in Hollywood. The number of films he is in is very long.
@@feldweible Yes, but I'd say the other most famous role of his was of Reverend Casy in 1940's "The Grapes of Wrath" (B&W, directed by John Ford, and higtly recommended). And if Dawn wants to see a cool movie with all of Carradine's sons in it, she could watch another 1980 Western called "The Long Riders" where the Keaches, Carridines, Quaids and Guests all played the various brothers in the infamous James-Younger Gang out of Missouri. It has a great soundtrack by Ry Cooder to go with the fine film.
In 1939, the actor Thomas Mitchell, the drunk doctor was in the following: Stagecoach, Gone With The Wind, Mr Smith Goes To Washington, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and Only Angels Have Wings. He won an Oscar for Stagecoach as best supporting actor
Mr. Peacock was played by actor Thomas Donald Meek (1878 -1946), a Scottish American. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and on Broadway in 1903. Best known for the films You Can't Take It With You (1938) and Stagecoach. Meek was born in Glasgow. His family emigrated in the 1890's, first to Canada and then to the USA.
No, boiling water was a necessity as was tearing cloth into strips, as is mentioned in many old-time movies. The cloth strips were placed in the boiling water to make hot compresses, which were placed around the vaginal opening to make the skin more elastic and easier to pass the baby. It was not to get men out of the way. It was a common procedure when a woman had a baby.
Please, Dawn Marie! You will love the great Western Classic 'They Died With Their Boots On'. It stars Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHaviland. You have seen them in The 'Adventures of Robin Hood', and I remember you enjoyed that one. Errol Flynn and DeHaviland were the leading man and woman superstars of the 1930's. Olivia De Havalind died just recently at the age of 102. They co-starred in another western Civil war classic 'Sante Fe Trail'. You would thoroughly enjoy that black and white classic as well.
John Wayne was not just in this one, it was the first movie he was a star in. "Dallas" was a saloon girl, and as such a "woman of ill repute. They commonly were employed getting the clientele to buy drinks, dance with them and often to rent an upstairs bedroom for an hour. The "decent" people of the town would not have anything to do with them. You should also watch the 1947 Wayne movie, "The angel and the bad man". Glad you enjoy these. Good reaction.
His first main acting role was in The Big Trail, done in 1930. At that time, he was raw and unexperienced as an actor to have had a leading role (but if you watch the movie, you see flashes of what he became later on). The movie was not a success, so for the next 8-9 years he was in minor movie roles and seasoned his acting and persona in minor western serials. You see the Duke we are familiar with in this movie.
Believe it or not, in the early years the studios tried to make John Wayne a singing cowboy, because that type of thing was popular at the time. As you might imagine, the results were, er, not so good. This movie really defined John Wayne's character for the rest of his career.
In 1939, because of movie censorship, following the directions set down by Will Hays (of the notorious Hays Office) You couldn't actually say a woman was a prostitute, nor could you even say a woman was pregnant. Film makers had to resort to dropping clues to get the message across. There was a period of film making that was a little more open about certain subjects, from the silent era up to around 1935, that are now designated as "pre code".
I am interested to hear about this trilogy, please tell us more. My favorite cavalry movie is "The Horse Solders" (1959)... I recommend this movie for Dawn and everyone.
@@Monty_BeGoodToEachOther John Ford Directed them, they aren't a trilogy in the sense that they are connected. Just that they are about the cavalry in the west, Wayne plays a different character in every one albeit a cavalry officer. With Ford's usual stable of actors filling out different roles in different movies. I like them all very much and highly recommend them as well. Herny Fonda is in my favorite "Fort Apache".
Andy Devine was a regular feature in westerns, and was also popular on radio because of his wild voice. He made frequent appearances on the old Jack Benny radio show, where he would appear shouting "HOWDY, BUCK!" Buck being Jack Benny's pretend cowboy name. He performed the wishing well song from Snow White with Jack Benny's wife, Mary Livingstone, and sang so badly that she pushed him down the well and threw the bucket in after him. Donald Meek was one of those character actors who popped up in a lot of different types of movies, but I failed to cross-index any of his to your video list. He's been in some W.C. Fields comedies, like My Little Chickadee. Also popped up in other westerns, musicals, comedies, etc. He was just that perfect little nervous guy. I used to get him confused with John Fiedler, another little character actor. You saw him in 12 Angry Men. This is certainly the most ICONIC western movie ever. The truck chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark was certainly influenced by the Apache chase. The stunt where John Wayne's double leaps over the horses is legendary.
@@shotbytim9624 Close, Devine played Friar Tuck, who butted heads (stomachs) with the Sheriff. The Sheriff was Pat Buttram, who had been in a lot of lesser known westerns, and best known as Mr Haney in Green Acres (and one of Eddie Valiant's bullets in Roger Rabbit)
3:17--Doc is Thomas Mitchell 4:31--John Carradine 6:51--Monument Valley 18:50--Yakima Canutt--stunt man en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakima_Canutt 22:00--Andy Devine
John Carradine was a great actor! (Mr Hatfield, the gambler). You should also check out a few of his horror films. He was the father of the late actor David Carradine. (David starred in the successful TV western series, "Kung Fu" in the 1970s. He's also known for his role in the move "Kill Bill"
The actor who played the doctor played Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful LIfe. Andy Devine was also in this movie. He played the town marshal in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
❤ Yakima Canutt was an acting stuntman in this movie. He was the Apache who jumped on the horse, attempting to stop the stage. This stunt inspired the Indiana Jones under truck stunt in RAIDERS. John Wayne was one of the first singing cowboys. Thankfully, they dubbed "singing Sandy's" voice. That lil feller you're looking for made more than 100 movies. I've seen probably 70 or more, but I can't place him in anything I know you've watched. That card playing dude made, John Carradine, made several hundred movies and TV shows. He also gave us several acting sons.i do not recommend BILLY THE KID VERSUS DRACULA unless you get chemically altered. There are Bunches of John Ford Monument Valley movies. I'm sure you'll see more. But you have already seen Doc and Marty and the Griswolds there. Thanks for watching
1:42 Look at all the cells of that battery for the telegraph-a whole shelfful! I wonder how many people making a movie nowadays would know to include a battery if they had a scene set in a telegraph-office.
One more fantastic John Ford masterpiece: "My Darling Clementine"! "Stagecoach" and "My Darling Clementine" are my all time fave John Ford westerns. If you don't watch it this week, definitely keep it on the list for a future one!
When you say "masterpiece" and "John Ford" in the same sentence you're opening a can of worms. Personally I'm torn between "The Searchers" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" but it's a hard call.
A fun little western from 1970 that you might enjoy is "The Cheyenne Social Club". Jimmy Stuart plays a cowboy that inherits a brothel. Some guys have all the luck.
And Scarlett O'Hara's father in Gone With the Wind. His name is Thomas Mitchell. He along with Ward Bond was in just about every movie made from 1930 to 1960.
This was the first movie filmed at Monument Valley in southern Utah directed by John Ford. He filmed nearly a dozen movies in the same location. It was nicknamed 'John Ford Country'. The local Indians who own the land loved John Ford because he hired them for his movies and during one bad winter flew in supplies when the roads were blocked by snow. For younger viewers this location was used in the movie Forest Gump when Tom Hanks was running across country, and he finally turned around.
Andy Devine "Buck the stage driver" was a well known character actor and did the voice of "Friar Tuck" in Disney's animated Robin Hood. His characteristic voice is even copied by voice actors today. He also played the Marshal in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance".
Hello Dawn Marie, after realizing that I was passing by the Lordsburg of this movie. I have camped at the K.O.A. (Kampgrounds of America) at Lordsburg, New Mexico. It is a nice country town. I purchased an extralong pair jumper cables there. There is a nice restaurant that serves barbeque on Fridays. Also, near there, all in short walking distance is a nice Mom & Pop Mexican Food Restaurant. Very tasty. K.O.A. has miniature log cabins to rent. Now you know where to go should you ever take the stagecoach to Lordsburg.
I don't know if you'll ever react to Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, and considered one of the greatest films ever made, but Orson Welles watched Stagecoach dozens of times before shooting Citizen Kane. Welles was asked who were the greatest directors and he answered -"John Ford, John Ford and John Ford". So you can imagine how influential Stagecoach is to the art of cinema.
Western week is such a great idea. You know what else would be a great idea? Screwball Comedy Week! _It Happened One Night, 20th Century, My Man Godfrey, His Girl Friday,_ and _The Philadelphia Story._
@@rs-ye7kw While _Arsenic and Old Lace_ is an excellent adaptation of the play, it is not, strictly speaking, a screwball comedy. It should definitely be on one of Dawn's lists, just not for *Screwball Comedy Week.* There should definitely be a *Black Comedy Week:* Dawn's already watched _Dr. Strangelove_ and _Pulp Fiction,_ here are a few others: _Arsenic and Old Lace; The Trouble With Harry; Death at a Funeral_ (the UK version); _Fargo; The Guard; Being John Malkovich._
The "Hoop Lever Winchester carbine" is seen for the very first time on film in this movie. It was specially made for the film and it became ridiculously popular.
This is my 2nd favorite western The best is The Searchers, also with John Wayne. 2:15 Andy Devine was in Robin Hood (1973), also in It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) as well as A Star Is Born (1937) and a million others. 6:50 I drive by there every time I travel from Arizona to Colorado. That's on the Navajo Nation reservation and never ceases to draw my admiration. They look even better in color!
Again, I have to say I love watching these shows with you. You’re so much fun. I love your commentary. Love your accent love you. You’re just adorable as hell. Have a good one thanks again.
Andy Devine voiced Friar Tuck in Disney’s Robin Hood (1973). Andy Devine also played Marshal Link Appleyard in ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ (1962) with John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart.
Stunt man Yakima Canut falling between the horses and under the stage coach, an epic stunt. A similar stunt was done in Raiders of the Lost Ark, under the moving truck. Clair Trevor (Dallas) see her in Key Largo 1948 with Humphrey Bogart Dallas is being snubbed because she is a prostitute, that's why she was 'run out of town'. Yes, the gambler was about to do a mercy killing of the woman. Agree so much with your 'dragging it out' point. The Indian at the start wasn't Geronimo.
The man at 24:19 is Donald Meek. I'm not aware of you watching any of his other films, however he also had a good performance in You Can't Take it With You, which also included James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Ann Miller, Edward Arnold and Lionel Barrymore.
Dawn you gotta watch.... Red River (1948) The best John Wayne western. Voted many times in the top 10 best westerns of all-time. John plays a tough and kind ranch owner turned into a wild trail boss. It's about the first cattle drive up the Chisholm Trail with a 10,000 head of cattle ! One of my all-time favorite John Wayne movies🤠
It wasn't just an early Wayne film, it was his first starring roll.The guy you called Andy was Andy devine, you also saw him in the man who shot liberty valance (cowardly sheriff)and the animated robin hood (friar tuck).He was in a lot of films.
There was not a lot of room in those old stage coaches and people with exceptionally big butts were not allowed to ride. That's where we get the saying, "There's no west for the reary."
The stage driver’s name was Andy Devine, he was from the town of Kingman Arizona, He had an accident when he was a boy, that’s why he talked like that.
I just got back from Monument Valley AZ. It is a beautiful but lonely place. I wish there was a way to send you pictures. You could see the actual present day locations. Famous director John Ford and John Wayne filmed many movies in Monument Valley. If you need a town drunk, you really really ought to see Rustler's Rhapsody. You'd recognize a lot of the people in it. The stagecoach guy with the funny voice is Andy Devine. Frank Zappa wrote a song about him called "Andy."
Mr. Peacock, the whisky salesman, was played by Donald Meek (1878-1946), a Scottish-born (Glasgow) American actor. He did a ton of movies in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. I don't know if you have seen him in another film. It must be in one of the older ones.
If im not mistaken the stuntman for this movie was the greatest named stuntman called Yakama Canute. Also he was the only stuntman at least the only one right now to win an Honorary Oscar because he invented ninety percent of the stunts we all know like sliding under wagons and jumping on horses in Westerns.
1:45 Thanks for that. You gave me a nice flashback about being at my Grannys after school waiting for Mum to come pick me up. Having tea and watching Black&White TV. Gave me a smile and a small tear or two. 6:50 "Wow..." Indeed. You have no idea how stunning it looked in colour when I was there myself a few years ago. If you ever get a chance to go on holiday in the USA, forget Florida and the other tourist traps. Get to the Grand Canyon / Monument Valley / Southern Utah's National Parks, it's freakin' awesome. Like driving through a geology lesson. And now you've seen a movie or two, you'll be spotting locations used in movies like a professional scout. 16:20 LOL, could've managed without that thought being put into my head. Glad I'm not a girl.
Claire Trevor also featured in several classic film noirs, including Key Largo (1948), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Born to Kill (1947), and Raw Deal (1948). Her performance in Key Largo nearly outshines Bogart, Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson. She took home the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for it too.
You may remember Andy Devine as the lawman in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." Basically, he was always getting free food at the restaurant, and not doing much else.
The guy you’re asking about played Mr. Peacock, in Stagecoach, he is a character actor named Donald Meek, he is listed as playing in more than 90 movies & serials. He was born in Glasgow,Scotland in 1878, died in L.A.California in 1946 at age 68. He was a stage actor in Scotland before coming to the U.S. to act in movies.
check out Tall in the Saddle 1944, it's my favorite John Wayne western and is one of his most underrated roles imo. Dawn would love the characters in it
The Native American at the very beginning was a Comanche, not Geronimo, who was an Apache. He is the leader of the raid towards the end. Dallas was what was known in those days as a Harlot or Trollop or a Woman of the City, or a yes Prostitute. Dawn Marie, your instincts are very good for figuring out what is going to happen, a lot of common sense. A truly excellent reaction.
Those "hello cactus," are called saguaros. Pronounced sa- woro They used to only be found in Arizona and northern Mexico. There used to be a handful of western movie studios. One of the most famous was called Old Tucson. I hear from a friend they're reopening Old Tucson and will start filming there again.
I liked Donald Meek in the picture "The Whole Towns Talking" and he showed up in a lot of small character roles. Andy Devine did a lot of radio too because of his distinctive voice.
The stagecoach driver is Andy Devine, who plays Buck, Thomas Mitchell plays Doc Boone, John Carradine plays Hatfield, Donald Meek plays Peacock, Clair Trevor plays Dallas, Louise Platt plays Mrs. Lucy Mallory and Yakima Canutt plays the Cavalry Scout and an Indian attacking the stagecoach. Dallas was a prostitute being run out of town by the "Law & Order League".
Very wise guesses. I believe since this was not long after Silent Films they hadn't quite got the hang of conveying things to the viewers! Also the reason for some of the strange posing. Great Job Lady Marie!! 🕊️☮️
One of my favorite John Wayne movies is Three Godfathers. It's about three bandits who came upon a woman with a baby in the midwest. She died. They decided to take the baby to the nearest town even though they would be arrested. I'm a subscriber. Thank you for your reactions.
It's a classic, and I'm sooo glad you watched the original Dawn ✌️🙂 It's simple Dawn you see Dallas comes from the other side of the tracks so like the drunk Doc. Boone they are both looked down on by the so called clean and proper people.
He was one of the great character actors in the 1930s and 40s. He usually played clerks, minor employees and some other sort of minor person. He was in so many movies too numerous to list.
Ages since i watched this movie and forgot how good it was, your reaction added an extra sparkle to the experience especially when you realised there would be a happy ending. See you next time Dawn.
One of my top three or four movies of all time... I've seen it a few hundred times... such a tight script... not a wasted word or shot... so many things in this movie became the standard part of later westerns, such as the cavalry charge to save the day... and so many great lines, being a hopeless romantic my faves are "you and me ain't never saying goodbye" and "they're saved from the blessings of civilization".... my other favourite John Ford western is Fort Apache... with John Wayne and Henry Fonda.
Director John Ford used to work with what could be called on-going company cast in a lot of his movies. John Wayne starred in many (as did Maureen O'Hara, usually as his love interest, or they featured James Stewart or Henry Fonda), along with character actors in this film (like John Carradine, Andy Devine) and others like Ward Bond, Victor McLagen and Barry Fitzgerald. He liked filming on location instead of in studio and one of his favorite places was Monument Valley (Arizona-Utah border) which in no way looks like anywhere in Texas 😉, but it's perfect for films! He tended to hire real Native American actors to portray them on film and he was beloved by the Navaho tribe he employed in Monument Valley over many films. He won 4 Academy Awards for Direction. When Orson Welles was preparing to film "Citizen Kane", his debut masterpiece, he said that he watched "Stagecoach" over 40 times to learn how best direct a movie.
Yes, Dallas was a " sex professional". A fallen woman. This movie was the first with the "hooker with a heart of gold". The gambler was going to kill her so she wouldn't be taken by the Apache. He was played by John Carradine. His 3 sons all became actors too. Don't know if you realized, but the stunt where the guy jumped onto the horses, then went under the wagon, was repeated in Raiders of the Lost Ark. I hope some time in this awesome week, we get to see Tombstone. Silverado would be nice. El Dorado is another John Wayne that would be great. Whatever we watch, Best Reaction Ever! On to the next one!!
When they arrive in town, you said that they must use the same set in other movies. I have been to three different western towns in the US. Colorado and California have places where the sets are up and used many times in movies or TV. I think Universal Studios Hollywood has a place called Six Points and each street is to represent a different western town.
Fun Fact: When John Wayne saw how Andy Devine was holding the reins of the stagecoach while driving it, because it didn’t look realistic. Wayne was then told that Andy actually was a stagecoach driver when they were still a thing.
Martin Scorsese once said about high contrast black and white that it "flattens the image" in a way that you are just focused on the information in the picture, like you said, the eye's not distracted by color. It's not always the case but when B&W is used well it can give a filmmaker real visual advantages to express or inspire certain emotions in the viewer. B&W is it's own unique art form.
"That's a new born. Where did they get a new born?" I've heard they had some of those back in 1939.
My guess is Walmart
but in Monument Valley?
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I think she meant it was surprising to actually see a new born and not one a little older.
Really good editing of a real newborn in Los Angeles into this film.
The stunts of the Apache falling and going under the horses and stagecoach as well as Ringo jumping from horse to horse were performed by the legendary Yakima Canutt.
Yeah, that’s him standing and talking at 1:32 He was in several old B-Westerns with the Duke.
Legendary stuntman. Many Westerns copied that amazing horse jumping trick, but he was the first...and best.
he was also involved in the chariot race scene in Ben Hur.
This stunt inspired the scene in "Raiders" when Indy slides under the truck, then climbs back on.
@@greenmonsterprod yes the stunt in raiders was performed by stuntman Terry Leonard , he is still in the business and was the stunt director on the recent 2023 western "The Outlaw Johnny Black" starring Michael Jai White..
It was because Dallas was a woman of ill repute that she was run out of town. Ringo doesn't know at first, and then he doesn't care.
The Indian at the beginning was not Geronimo but rather an Indian from a rival tribe who brought the message of Geronimo's escape from the reservation to the soldiers. Geronimo was an Apache leader. Dallas was a prostitute. That is why she is kicked out of town at the beginning of the movie, along with Doc Boone, by a group of ladies who enforce public morality in the town. Hatfield, the gambler, puts the gun to Mrs. Mallory's head when they have run out of ammunition because he thinks they will be captured, and she will be raped. It was a common sentiment of that time that death was preferable to defilement of that kind. Hatfield is shot before he can kill Mrs. Mallory, which is good timing because at just that moment the U.S. Calvary rides in to save the day.
Torture, mutilation and death would often follow the Grapings unless you were in a certain age group that they thought could be easily enslaved by the tribe. Common fact but not one advertised in modern history books.
@@bluebird3281 They say this movie can't be made as is, because it portrays Indians as ruthless savages, and we can't have that in today's society. 🤣🤣🤣
And Hatfield didn't steal the silver cup, he was the son of the owner of Greenfield manor that would have fallen on hard times after the Civil War, so now he is a gambler in the west instead of a southern gentleman, and he doesn't want to admit it to a woman of his former class.
i think in the film dallas was a lady who's reputation was ruined by rumor of impropriety. she might've been falsely accused of prostitution, adutry, drinking or wearing her dresses to short. but it was the rumor that ruined her in the eyes of "pompous" townspeople.
1939 is considered the best year in american cinema. thomas mitchell, who played the drunk doctor, was in 2 other great films from that year; "gone with the wind" and frank capra's "mr. smith goes to washington" starring jimmy stewart. stewart also starred in a GREAT western comedy/drama in 1939 called "destry rides again." i'm sure you have your westerns already picked out but i hope you included "shane" (1953) and "destry rides again." "shane" is the epitome of american westerns. a classic!
@@cjmacq-vg8um BTW Thomas Mitchell is also "Uncle Billy" in "It's a Wonderful Life."
2:24 Part of the fun of watching old movies is knowing a character actor. The gent lurking in the back is John Carradine.
He was such a fine Shakespearean actor. He was also seen in John Wayne's last film, "The Shootist", playing the part of the Undertaker. He Fathered several sons who made names for themselves as actors in Hollywood. The number of films he is in is very long.
@@feldweible Yes, but I'd say the other most famous role of his was of Reverend Casy in 1940's "The Grapes of Wrath" (B&W, directed by John Ford, and higtly recommended). And if Dawn wants to see a cool movie with all of Carradine's sons in it, she could watch another 1980 Western called "The Long Riders" where the Keaches, Carridines, Quaids and Guests all played the various brothers in the infamous James-Younger Gang out of Missouri. It has a great soundtrack by Ry Cooder to go with the fine film.
@@feldweible Carradine was also in John Wayne's last film, "The Shootist" in 1976.
Thank you for reacting outside of the box. Great choice.
In 1939, the actor Thomas Mitchell, the drunk doctor was in the following: Stagecoach, Gone With The Wind, Mr Smith Goes To Washington, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and Only Angels Have Wings. He won an Oscar for Stagecoach as best supporting actor
He actually competed against himself (probably GWTW role as the crazy father).
Wasn't he also Uncle Billy in "It's A Wonderful Life?"
T Mitchell was also in Its a Wonderful life
Probably the best year of classics for any actor ever?
Mr. Peacock was played by actor Thomas Donald Meek (1878 -1946), a Scottish American. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and on Broadway in 1903. Best known for the films You Can't Take It With You (1938) and Stagecoach. Meek was born in Glasgow. His family emigrated in the 1890's, first to Canada and then to the USA.
They tell men to go boil water because it gets them out of the way.
My mom told me the same thing when I was a kid. The old grannies would have a list of chores to distract the men and get them out from underfoot.
No, boiling water was a necessity as was tearing cloth into strips, as is mentioned in many old-time movies. The cloth strips were placed in the boiling water to make hot compresses, which were placed around the vaginal opening to make the skin more elastic and easier to pass the baby. It was not to get men out of the way. It was a common procedure when a woman had a baby.
I love it!
@@dalelatham2718 The two things aren't mutually exclusive.
Thank you for reacting to this. There is so much quality in older films. I hope you keep going down the rabbit hole.
Please, Dawn Marie! You will love the great Western Classic 'They Died With Their Boots On'. It stars Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHaviland. You have seen them in The 'Adventures of Robin Hood', and I remember you enjoyed that one.
Errol Flynn and DeHaviland were the leading man and woman superstars of the 1930's. Olivia De Havalind died just recently at the age of 102.
They co-starred in another western Civil war classic 'Sante Fe Trail'.
You would thoroughly enjoy that black and white classic as well.
8:28 Claire Trevor plays the fem fatale in one of my favorite movies, "Murder, My Sweet." 1944. A gumshoe detective noir film.
Yeah MMS was a masterpiece and Claire was hot.
@@billolsen4360 I think it is.
John Wayne was not just in this one, it was the first movie he was a star in. "Dallas" was a saloon girl, and as such a "woman of ill repute. They commonly were employed getting the clientele to buy drinks, dance with them and often to rent an upstairs bedroom for an hour. The "decent" people of the town would not have anything to do with them. You should also watch the 1947 Wayne movie, "The angel and the bad man". Glad you enjoy these. Good reaction.
His first main acting role was in The Big Trail, done in 1930. At that time, he was raw and unexperienced as an actor to have had a leading role (but if you watch the movie, you see flashes of what he became later on). The movie was not a success, so for the next 8-9 years he was in minor movie roles and seasoned his acting and persona in minor western serials. You see the Duke we are familiar with in this movie.
@@robincochran7369 I thought this was the first one that he had star billing. I guess I could be wrong.
Believe it or not, in the early years the studios tried to make John Wayne a singing cowboy, because that type of thing was popular at the time. As you might imagine, the results were, er, not so good. This movie really defined John Wayne's character for the rest of his career.
@@randallshuck2976 I guess not too many people knew about the earlier movie. And it was called The Big Trail, not The Long Trail, my mistake.
In 1939, because of movie censorship, following the directions set down by Will Hays (of the notorious Hays Office) You couldn't actually say a woman was a prostitute, nor could you even say a woman was pregnant. Film makers had to resort to dropping clues to get the message across. There was a period of film making that was a little more open about certain subjects, from the silent era up to around 1935, that are now designated as "pre code".
John Wayne did a trilogy about the cavalry. fort apache, she wore a yellow ribbon, and Rio grande. Highly recommend seeing them as well
I am interested to hear about this trilogy, please tell us more. My favorite cavalry movie is "The Horse Solders" (1959)... I recommend this movie for Dawn and everyone.
@@Monty_BeGoodToEachOther John Ford Directed them, they aren't a trilogy in the sense that they are connected. Just that they are about the cavalry in the west, Wayne plays a different character in every one albeit a cavalry officer. With Ford's usual stable of actors filling out different roles in different movies. I like them all very much and highly recommend them as well. Herny Fonda is in my favorite "Fort Apache".
The Searchers is about the calvalry as well, isn't it? It's been years since I've seen it, though.
@@deckofcards87 the searchers does have cavalry in it but it's not apart of John Ford and John Wayne's cavalry trilogy
Andy Devine was a regular feature in westerns, and was also popular on radio because of his wild voice. He made frequent appearances on the old Jack Benny radio show, where he would appear shouting "HOWDY, BUCK!" Buck being Jack Benny's pretend cowboy name. He performed the wishing well song from Snow White with Jack Benny's wife, Mary Livingstone, and sang so badly that she pushed him down the well and threw the bucket in after him.
Donald Meek was one of those character actors who popped up in a lot of different types of movies, but I failed to cross-index any of his to your video list. He's been in some W.C. Fields comedies, like My Little Chickadee. Also popped up in other westerns, musicals, comedies, etc. He was just that perfect little nervous guy.
I used to get him confused with John Fiedler, another little character actor. You saw him in 12 Angry Men.
This is certainly the most ICONIC western movie ever. The truck chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark was certainly influenced by the Apache chase. The stunt where John Wayne's double leaps over the horses is legendary.
Donald Meek was in Captain Blood Errol Flynn's breakout role
Was it the Sheriff of Nottingham that Andy Devine voiced in Disney's Robin Hood?
@@shotbytim9624 Close, Devine played Friar Tuck, who butted heads (stomachs) with the Sheriff. The Sheriff was Pat Buttram, who had been in a lot of lesser known westerns, and best known as Mr Haney in Green Acres (and one of Eddie Valiant's bullets in Roger Rabbit)
3:17--Doc is Thomas Mitchell
4:31--John Carradine
6:51--Monument Valley
18:50--Yakima Canutt--stunt man
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakima_Canutt
22:00--Andy Devine
Yakima and John Wayne go way back to his early days as a stuntman while attending college.
John Carradine was a great actor! (Mr Hatfield, the gambler). You should also check out a few of his horror films. He was the father of the late actor David Carradine. (David starred in the successful TV western series, "Kung Fu" in the 1970s. He's also known for his role in the move "Kill Bill"
Ĥe also the father of Robert Carradine who was one of the boys in The Cowboys and in the comedy Revenge of the Nerds
The actor who played the doctor played Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful LIfe. Andy Devine was also in this movie. He played the town marshal in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
Also voice of Friar Tuck. I remember him mostly from Flipper.
Andy's gang. Plunk your magic twanger froggy .
❤ Yakima Canutt was an acting stuntman in this movie. He was the Apache who jumped on the horse, attempting to stop the stage. This stunt inspired the Indiana Jones under truck stunt in RAIDERS. John Wayne was one of the first singing cowboys. Thankfully, they dubbed "singing Sandy's" voice. That lil feller you're looking for made more than 100 movies. I've seen probably 70 or more, but I can't place him in anything I know you've watched. That card playing dude made, John Carradine, made several hundred movies and TV shows. He also gave us several acting sons.i do not recommend BILLY THE KID VERSUS DRACULA unless you get chemically altered. There are Bunches of John Ford Monument Valley movies. I'm sure you'll see more. But you have already seen Doc and Marty and the Griswolds there. Thanks for watching
dear god, I watched this movie over and over again as a kid, but it has been 30 years... This is the biggest shot of nostalgia I've ever had.
1:42 Look at all the cells of that battery for the telegraph-a whole shelfful! I wonder how many people making a movie nowadays would know to include a battery if they had a scene set in a telegraph-office.
Just think Dawn, in 1939 there were still people around who had lived through the conflict with Geronimo when they were young.
Actually my granmother was taken to see Geronimo when she was young in Oklahoma, she said his eyes were scary.
@@allenporter6586 Years of having Mexicans and Americans massacring your family and stealing lands might tend to put a harsh edge on one's appearance.
One more fantastic John Ford masterpiece: "My Darling Clementine"! "Stagecoach" and "My Darling Clementine" are my all time fave John Ford westerns. If you don't watch it this week, definitely keep it on the list for a future one!
When you say "masterpiece" and "John Ford" in the same sentence you're opening a can of worms. Personally I'm torn between "The Searchers" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" but it's a hard call.
A fun little western from 1970 that you might enjoy is "The Cheyenne Social Club". Jimmy Stuart plays a cowboy that inherits a brothel. Some guys have all the luck.
The drunk doc is Uncle Billy in Its A Wonderful Life
And Scarlett O'Hara's father in Gone With the Wind. His name is Thomas Mitchell. He along with Ward Bond was in just about every movie made from 1930 to 1960.
@@ryansyler8847 Thomas earned an Best Supporting Oscar for this film. Stagecoach should have earned another for Best Adapted Screenplay.
@@Madbandit77 It's hard to name just one movie from 1939 that deserved the Oscar. It was the greatest year in Hollywood's history.
@@ryansyler8847 Here, here!
Although Dawn probably remembers him more as the newspaper publisher in Liberty Valance
As an American, I greatly appreciate your enjoyment of our Western movies and our beloved actors that brought smiles and laughter to so many.
This was the first movie filmed at Monument Valley in southern Utah directed by John Ford. He filmed nearly a dozen movies in the same location. It was nicknamed 'John Ford Country'. The local Indians who own the land loved John Ford because he hired them for his movies and during one bad winter flew in supplies when the roads were blocked by snow. For younger viewers this location was used in the movie Forest Gump when Tom Hanks was running across country, and he finally turned around.
The way the camera zooms in on John Wayne
Is a great shot. Great intro for the Ringo Kid and the Duke.
Andy Devine "Buck the stage driver" was a well known character actor and did the voice of "Friar Tuck" in Disney's animated Robin Hood. His characteristic voice is even copied by voice actors today. He also played the Marshal in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance".
Hello Dawn Marie, after realizing that I was passing by the Lordsburg of this movie. I have camped at the K.O.A. (Kampgrounds of America) at Lordsburg, New Mexico. It is a nice country town. I purchased an extralong pair jumper cables there. There is a nice restaurant that serves barbeque on Fridays. Also, near there, all in short walking distance is a nice Mom & Pop Mexican Food Restaurant. Very tasty. K.O.A. has miniature log cabins to rent. Now you know where to go should you ever take the stagecoach to Lordsburg.
Sending y'all a warm Howdy from Stagecoach Texas ! 🤠
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Yay! First reaction on YT for this landmark film. Thank you Dawn Marie.
This was filmed in Monument Valley, and it is absolutely beautiful.
Monument Valley is in Utah, Dawn. It’s so beautiful, John Ford shot a lot of his movies there.
2:02 Andy Devine. He seemed to always be in Paramount comedies with Bing or Bob.
Andy also had his own TV series back in the early years of television.
I don't know if you'll ever react to Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, and considered one of the greatest films ever made, but Orson Welles watched Stagecoach dozens of times before shooting Citizen Kane. Welles was asked who were the greatest directors and he answered -"John Ford, John Ford and John Ford". So you can imagine how influential Stagecoach is to the art of cinema.
Since you like Leslie Nielsen , you should watch Forbidden Planet (1956)
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Western week is such a great idea. You know what else would be a great idea? Screwball Comedy Week!
_It Happened One Night, 20th Century, My Man Godfrey, His Girl Friday,_ and _The Philadelphia Story._
Also add "Ball of fire."
And "Arsenic and old Lace", maybe the screwballiest of them all.(yeah, I just made up that word)
@@rs-ye7kw While _Arsenic and Old Lace_ is an excellent adaptation of the play, it is not, strictly speaking, a screwball comedy. It should definitely be on one of Dawn's lists, just not for *Screwball Comedy Week.*
There should definitely be a *Black Comedy Week:* Dawn's already watched _Dr. Strangelove_ and _Pulp Fiction,_ here are a few others: _Arsenic and Old Lace; The Trouble With Harry; Death at a Funeral_ (the UK version); _Fargo; The Guard; Being John Malkovich._
Indeed! And how about My Favorite Wife.
I'm in for Western week, I bloody love Stagecoach! Hopefully you'll be watching The Professionals as well. X
Great timing! I am busy building & painting a miniature of this stagecoach, with horses & passengers 😊
Often Dawn gives us a surprise, no exception here, thank you my dear
john Wayne later credited his walk, talk, and persona to his acquaintance with Wyatt Earp, who was good friends with Tom Mix. Wheelchair larry
The "Hoop Lever Winchester carbine" is seen for the very first time on film in this movie. It was specially made for the film and it became ridiculously popular.
This is my 2nd favorite western The best is The Searchers, also with John Wayne. 2:15 Andy Devine was in Robin Hood (1973), also in It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) as well as A Star Is Born (1937) and a million others. 6:50 I drive by there every time I travel from Arizona to Colorado. That's on the Navajo Nation reservation and never ceases to draw my admiration. They look even better in color!
Again, I have to say I love watching these shows with you. You’re so much fun. I love your commentary. Love your accent love you. You’re just adorable as hell. Have a good one thanks again.
Andy Devine voiced Friar Tuck in Disney’s Robin Hood (1973). Andy Devine also played Marshal Link Appleyard in ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ (1962) with John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart.
Stunt man Yakima Canut falling between the horses and under the stage coach, an epic stunt.
A similar stunt was done in Raiders of the Lost Ark, under the moving truck.
Clair Trevor (Dallas) see her in Key Largo 1948 with Humphrey Bogart
Dallas is being snubbed because she is a prostitute, that's why she was 'run out of town'.
Yes, the gambler was about to do a mercy killing of the woman.
Agree so much with your 'dragging it out' point.
The Indian at the start wasn't Geronimo.
The man at 24:19 is Donald Meek. I'm not aware of you watching any of his other films, however he also had a good performance in You Can't Take it With You, which also included James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Ann Miller, Edward Arnold and Lionel Barrymore.
Dawn you gotta watch....
Red River (1948)
The best John Wayne western. Voted many times in the top 10 best westerns of all-time.
John plays a tough and kind ranch owner turned into a wild trail boss.
It's about the first cattle drive up the Chisholm Trail with a 10,000 head of cattle ! One of my all-time favorite John Wayne movies🤠
I hope you get around to Destry Rides Again (1939) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) -- two very different favourites of mine.
It wasn't just an early Wayne film, it was his first starring roll.The guy you called Andy was Andy devine, you also saw him in the man who shot liberty valance (cowardly sheriff)and the animated robin hood (friar tuck).He was in a lot of films.
Wayne starred in wany movies before this one, but they were all low budget "B" westerns, except "The Big Trail" (1930), directed by Raoul Walsh.
@@creech54 he appeared in movies before stagecoach, this was his first major breakout role,.
@@staffiedave4033 But not his first starring role.
Another great reaction, Dawn Marie! You are definitely one of Scotland's national treasures!
There was not a lot of room in those old stage coaches and people with exceptionally big butts were not allowed to ride. That's where we get the saying, "There's no west for the reary."
Loved this one, and a FUN week ahead!! Thanks, Dawn! 🙂
Hi Dawn, great to see you exploring more classic films & enjoying them. :)
The stage driver’s name was Andy Devine, he was from the town of Kingman Arizona, He had an accident when he was a boy, that’s why he talked like that.
I just got back from Monument Valley AZ. It is a beautiful but lonely place. I wish there was a way to send you pictures. You could see the actual present day locations. Famous director John Ford and John Wayne filmed many movies in Monument Valley.
If you need a town drunk, you really really ought to see Rustler's Rhapsody. You'd recognize a lot of the people in it.
The stagecoach guy with the funny voice is Andy Devine. Frank Zappa wrote a song about him called "Andy."
I went to see an old black and white classic at the cinema last night. After Western Week you really have to do On The Waterfront!👌
Dawn Marie: Best Audience Ever!
The Big Country with Gregory Peck Another good western
Mr. Peacock, the whisky salesman, was played by Donald Meek (1878-1946), a Scottish-born (Glasgow) American actor. He did a ton of movies in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. I don't know if you have seen him in another film. It must be in one of the older ones.
One person you recognized was Donald Meek -- born in Glasgow.
If im not mistaken the stuntman for this movie was the greatest named stuntman called Yakama Canute. Also he was the only stuntman at least the only one right now to win an Honorary Oscar because he invented ninety percent of the stunts we all know like sliding under wagons and jumping on horses in Westerns.
1:45 Thanks for that. You gave me a nice flashback about being at my Grannys after school waiting for Mum to come pick me up. Having tea and watching Black&White TV. Gave me a smile and a small tear or two.
6:50 "Wow..." Indeed. You have no idea how stunning it looked in colour when I was there myself a few years ago. If you ever get a chance to go on holiday in the USA, forget Florida and the other tourist traps. Get to the Grand Canyon / Monument Valley / Southern Utah's National Parks, it's freakin' awesome. Like driving through a geology lesson. And now you've seen a movie or two, you'll be spotting locations used in movies like a professional scout.
16:20 LOL, could've managed without that thought being put into my head. Glad I'm not a girl.
The actor John Russell Mat Birdet had a western series called Lawman. He plays the new Lawman in town.✌️❤️
Claire Trevor also featured in several classic film noirs, including Key Largo (1948), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Born to Kill (1947), and Raw Deal (1948). Her performance in Key Largo nearly outshines Bogart, Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson. She took home the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for it too.
You may remember Andy Devine as the lawman in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." Basically, he was always getting free food at the restaurant, and not doing much else.
That was NOT Geronimo at the start! He was bringing info about Geronimo.
The guy you’re asking about played Mr. Peacock, in Stagecoach, he is a character actor named Donald Meek, he is listed as playing in more than 90 movies & serials. He was born in Glasgow,Scotland in 1878, died in L.A.California in 1946 at age 68. He was a stage actor in Scotland before coming to the U.S. to act in movies.
check out Tall in the Saddle 1944, it's my favorite John Wayne western and is one of his most underrated roles imo.
Dawn would love the characters in it
The Native American at the very beginning was a Comanche, not Geronimo, who was an Apache. He is the leader of the raid towards the end. Dallas was what was known in those days as a Harlot or Trollop or a Woman of the City, or a yes Prostitute. Dawn Marie, your instincts are very good for figuring out what is going to happen, a lot of common sense. A truly excellent reaction.
Thanks for the awesome reaction..! Your classic western movies are the best, and I anxiously await the next one...! Thanks again.
The notorious gambler is John Carradine father of late actor David Carradine who played Bill in the movie Kill Bill.
That tall lanky guy with the evil aura is John Carradine, the father of David, and Keith Carradine. David was in Kill Bill, he played Bill.
Those "hello cactus," are called saguaros. Pronounced sa- woro
They used to only be found in Arizona and northern Mexico.
There used to be a handful of western movie studios. One of the most famous was called Old Tucson. I hear from a friend they're reopening Old Tucson and will start filming there again.
I liked Donald Meek in the picture "The Whole Towns Talking" and he showed up in a lot of small character roles. Andy Devine did a lot of radio too because of his distinctive voice.
The stagecoach driver is Andy Devine, who plays Buck, Thomas Mitchell plays Doc Boone, John Carradine plays Hatfield, Donald Meek plays Peacock, Clair Trevor plays Dallas, Louise Platt plays Mrs. Lucy Mallory and Yakima Canutt plays the Cavalry Scout and an Indian attacking the stagecoach. Dallas was a prostitute being run out of town by the "Law & Order League".
I love these videos, what a wholesome way to spend a Monday night. Takes my mind off the election.
I like the lighting in your set back there... Very Noir!
What a beautiful start of journey through westerns. Couldn't have done it better. Great choice, fantastic reaction!
Very wise guesses. I believe since this was not long after Silent Films they hadn't quite got the hang of conveying things to the viewers! Also the reason for some of the strange posing. Great Job Lady Marie!! 🕊️☮️
"High Midnight"! LOL
One of my favorite John Wayne movies is Three Godfathers. It's about three bandits who came upon a woman with a baby in the midwest. She died. They decided to take the baby to the nearest town even though they would be arrested. I'm a subscriber. Thank you for your reactions.
It's a classic, and I'm sooo glad you watched the original Dawn ✌️🙂
It's simple Dawn you see Dallas comes from the other side of the tracks so like the drunk Doc. Boone they are both looked down on by the so called clean and proper people.
That's so funny. I had no idea who that guy was, but as soon as I heard his voice I was like "That's the sheriff from Robin Hood!" 😂
Not the sheriff he played friar tuck. The sheriff was played by pat buttram from green acres
3:51 The short man is Donald Meek. In 1935 he was in "Mark of the Vampire."
He was also in Young Mr Lincoln, same year. I'm sure Dawn would love that one.
He was one of the great character actors in the 1930s and 40s. He usually played clerks, minor employees and some other sort of minor person. He was in so many movies too numerous to list.
I just know its going to be a good day whenever your reaction to some kind of movie your the best Dawn keep up there good work.
An unusual western directed by John Ford is Sergeant Rutledge. It would be a nice surprise to watch this on Wednesday.
The voice of Friar Tuck in Robin Hood and stage coach driver was Andy Devine
Luke Plummer ,played by Tom Tyler,went on to be the first actor to play Shazam ,Then known as Captain Marvel ,in a 1940s movie serial
Ages since i watched this movie and forgot how good it was, your reaction added an extra sparkle to the experience especially when you realised there would be a happy ending. See you next time Dawn.
John Caradine is the father of David Caradine, Bill from "Kill Bill".
Great Reaction to John Wayne's Breakout Role.........
John Carradine played Aaron, Moses’s brother in the Ten Commandments.
One of my top three or four movies of all time... I've seen it a few hundred times... such a tight script... not a wasted word or shot... so many things in this movie became the standard part of later westerns, such as the cavalry charge to save the day... and so many great lines, being a hopeless romantic my faves are "you and me ain't never saying goodbye" and "they're saved from the blessings of civilization".... my other favourite John Ford western is Fort Apache... with John Wayne and Henry Fonda.
The phrase "riding shotgun" came from the rider who sat next to a stagecoach driver and used a shotgun to fight off stage robbers, Indians, etc.
Director John Ford used to work with what could be called on-going company cast in a lot of his movies. John Wayne starred in many (as did Maureen O'Hara, usually as his love interest, or they featured James Stewart or Henry Fonda), along with character actors in this film (like John Carradine, Andy Devine) and others like Ward Bond, Victor McLagen and Barry Fitzgerald. He liked filming on location instead of in studio and one of his favorite places was Monument Valley (Arizona-Utah border) which in no way looks like anywhere in Texas 😉, but it's perfect for films! He tended to hire real Native American actors to portray them on film and he was beloved by the Navaho tribe he employed in Monument Valley over many films. He won 4 Academy Awards for Direction. When Orson Welles was preparing to film "Citizen Kane", his debut masterpiece, he said that he watched "Stagecoach" over 40 times to learn how best direct a movie.
Yes, Dallas was a " sex professional". A fallen woman. This movie was the first with the "hooker with a heart of gold". The gambler was going to kill her so she wouldn't be taken by the Apache. He was played by John Carradine. His 3 sons all became actors too. Don't know if you realized, but the stunt where the guy jumped onto the horses, then went under the wagon, was repeated in Raiders of the Lost Ark. I hope some time in this awesome week, we get to see Tombstone. Silverado would be nice. El Dorado is another John Wayne that would be great. Whatever we watch, Best Reaction Ever! On to the next one!!
When they arrive in town, you said that they must use the same set in other movies. I have been to three different western towns in the US. Colorado and California have places where the sets are up and used many times in movies or TV. I think Universal Studios Hollywood has a place called Six Points and each street is to represent a different western town.
"You can't milk a dog ". 😂 I'm going to put that on a shirt!
The scenery is Monument Valley , Utah. Zane Grey the greatest writer of Westerns of all time was one of the first whitened to se it and he was great
Fun Fact: When John Wayne saw how Andy Devine was holding the reins of the stagecoach while driving it, because it didn’t look realistic.
Wayne was then told that Andy actually was a stagecoach driver when they were still a thing.