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There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

There is no shortage of action in "Rio Conchos" director Gordon Douglas' remake of John Ford's venerable western classic "Stagecoach." Comparatively, the original ran 96 minutes, while the Douglas remake clocks in at 115 minutes. The impressive cast won't make you forget John Wayne, Claire Trevor, and Thomas Mitchell, but they make you believe them. This revenge-driven Twentieth Century Fox release qualifies as an above-average remake. Douglas and "Rio Conchos" scenarist Joseph Landon shun a scene-by-scene remake, but they preserve a lot of Dudley Nichols's dialogue from the 1939 masterpiece. Like the Oscar winning original, this "Stagecoach" remake assembles a number of diverse characters and cramps them within the claustrophobic confines of a stagecoach. The passenger list constitutes a microcosm of nineteenth century society. A pregnant cavalry officer's wife, an amoral Southern gambler, a whiskey drummer, a soused doctor, an ostracized saloon girl, a crooked banker, and a lawman make up this gallery of oddballs. Veteran lenser William Clothier, who shot his share of John Wayne westerns, makes producer Martin Rackin's sumptuous production look larger-than-life. Although it doesn't unfold in scenic Monument Valley like the Ford original, the Twentieth Century Fox remake features its own stunning scenery in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Mind you, Douglas isn't the cinematic poet that Ford was. Nevertheless, he is no slouch, and this version of "Stagecoach," the second of three, . Alex Cord appropriates the role that made John Wayne a star. Sexy Ann-Margaret steps into Claire Trevor's role. Bing Cosby steps into Best Supporting Oscar winner Thomas Mitchell's shoes as a drunken doctor. Red Buttons is splendidly cast as the whiskey drummer that Cosby takes advantage of during the trip. Some scenes, particularly the battle with the Native Americans, stand out. "Stagecoach" shows Douglas in fine form.

It takes courage to make a new movie based on a story so well developed in 1939 by John Ford and starring John Wayne so magnificent, but Gordon Douglas decided to take the project forward and the result was not bad. The cast except Mike Connors and Bob Cummings (bad bad bad) is very good, especially Bing Crosby and Ann-Margret. Alex Cord is not up to John Wayne did not disappoint. It has good stage presence and fulfills its role. The final scenes, so different from its predecessor are explicit, while in 1939, John Ford chose to hide details of the final confrontation. Finally a movie is interesting and should be considered. It has more positives than negatives.

I love John Wayne's bulk and toughness in Stagecoach. He's the epitome of "a man to be reckoned with", but this version (1966) of Stagecoach, starring Alex Cord and Ann-Margaret is definitely worth seeing. In fact, I much prefer this version to John Wayne's... simply because John Wayne (though an exceptional actor in his own right and worthy of all the honors heaped upon him during his career), has always had a tendency to seem a bit "stiff" and it feels as if he "reads" his lines. I love John Wayne, but I've always had trouble watching his westerns because of that. He's definitely not a "love scene" Don Juan and in this version of Stagecoach Alex Cord and Ann-Margaret play up the love interest very effectively. They create a softness to The Ringo Kid (Alex Cord) that needs to be seen for the ending of the movie - the showdown - to be affective. There's an intense tension in this version that is sadly lacking in the original... and that's what makes this version of Stagecoach so great. Prove me wrong... watch it yourself all the way through.

I saw this movie in 1966 when it was released, and It was one of the few movies that left an impression on me all these years for several reasons. I feel the aesthetics of this movie make it worth watching. The artwork of Norman Rockwell alone is unforgettable. The music is very appropriate for the movie, not overwhelming but rustic and timed well. The scenes that were shot on location are truly breathtaking. You wont find many mattes or computer digitized images in this movie, Forget about the plot, just enjoy the artwork. But I still feel There are a few good lines in the movie. Some are even worth including in ones vocabulary.