Stagecoach is a landmark western in that it was John Waynes big breakthrough. As well, it was one of the western films that launched the come back of the western genre and brought it onto the "A" list as opposed to them mostly being "B" list movies (AKA spagehtti westerns).
As we start off, we find out about several key people who will be riding the stagecoach: A pregnant woman Lucy Mallory (Louise Platt), a boozing doctor Josiah Boone (Thomas Mitchell), a thieving banker, a gambler named Hatfield (John Carradine) a prostitue named Dallas (Claire Trevor), and a sheriff, Curley (George Bancroft), along with the driver, buck (Andy Devine). The film is broken up into eight pices, each telling a different tale.
Fisrt we find our coach travelling to another town, aided and protected by the cavalry. Along the way, they stop to pick up a passenger, a wanted fugitive, the "Ringo Kid" (John Wayne). Apon the coach's arrival, the occupants decide not to stay in the town, but to turn around and go right back.
Along the way back, the coach is attacked by Native Americans, with Hatfield the gambler ending up shot, and "the Ringo Kid" saving the day.
Once back in town, "the Ringo Kid" asks Dallas to marry him; he will go to jail while she awaits him at his ranch. She does snot know what to do.
But, "The Ringo Kid" has a score to settle with three gentlemen, and he has saved three bullets to finish them off...
Plot: 
Interesting, to say the least.
Visual Effects:
The black and white visuals are great, and the gunfight between the Native Americans and the stagecoach is a thrill to watch.
Sound:
Above average. Decent for this type of western.
Character Development:
So people are shot; some have children; Dallas and Ringo Kid decide their future together.
Atmosphere: 
Realism:
It's a western. And yes, this is the way people travelled in those days. It was a hard trek, and trips were very long.
Warren’s Rating:
Movies it was nominated with for Best Picture:
Dark Victory, (1939); *Gone with the Wind, (1939); Goodbye, Mr. Chips, (1939); Love Affair, (1939); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, (1939); Ninotchka, (1939); Of Mice and Men, (1939); Stagecoach, (1939); The Wizard of Oz, (1939); Wuthering Heights, (1939);
7.14/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
23-09-03
Age at win: 47
Nominated for: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Dr. Josiah Boone, Stagecoach
Nomination: 2/2 (acting), 2/2 (total); Win: Only
Thomas Mitchell gives a great performance as the Boozing Dr. Boone. In almost every scene he is shown to have a bottle in his hand, or a shot glass. The very reason the doctor was fired from his job was because he was a boozer, but even that doesn't faze him.
Playing a drunk is a hard thing to do, and Mitchell makes it seem very easy. Mitchell almost even shows up Andy Devine as the comic relife of the film. Genuinly, a great performance.
23-09-03
