Articles related to "Stagecoaches"

Over rough trails and dirt roads, the stagecoach carried passengers, money and mail between cities and towns across Canada, and kept to schedules, too.

John Ford and Dudley Nichols' work to craft the screenplay of Stagecoach (1939) focused on psychological character studies as the base of the first modern western film.

In Hollywood movies, stagecoach rides offer cozy seats and grand views, but in reality, travel by stagecoach was uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous.

Stagecoach is widely seen as one of the best westerns and most important films made. Critics praise it for its rich drama and artful photography of Monument Valley.

The common folk in Ford's Stagecoach contrast with the more flamboyant characters who are featured in the film, providing a more down-to-earth feel for movie audiences.

The non-respectable characters in Ford's Stagecoach come in two forms: (1) the villains and (2) the merely disreputable ones who find the journey a quest for redemption.

The respectable-seeming characters in the film Stagecoach are flawed individuals whose social prejudice lacks compassion and violates the frontier mythos of equality.

Modern tourists travel in comfort with a variety of restaurants and clean, well-advertised motels to choose from.. But what was travel like in the Old West?

The character study of the Ringo Kid is key to John Ford's noble outlaw motif in this classic western movie- and it's the breakthrough role that made John Wayne a star.

Claire Trevor as the prostitute Dallas in Stagecoach(1939) is key to Ford's critique of social prejudice and defense of the noble outcast in this classic western movie.

Thomas Mitchell was one of those amazing actors during Hollywood's Golden Age who could take on any role and make audiences believe in his character.

The film 3:10 to Yuma, a remake of the 1957 film, possesses a sense of morality and justice amidst a lawless frontier - an attribute favorable to the Classic Western Film

A brief snapshot biography of the life and works of American Author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmens)

The Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona is called America's most scenic drive. Famous from John Wayne and John Ford movies, it's America at its most beautiful

Park City is a year-round destination, filled with arts, sports, history and good food at any season, not just in the winter when it becomes ski capital of the west.

High in Utah's Wasatch Mountains, near Salt Lake City, a mining town museum is reborn and dedicated distillers bring whiskey to a high art.

Classic movie fans who own a TV will be salivating shamelessly throughout July, when Turner Classic Movies screens 39 great Hollywood films from the watershed year 1939.

The Searchers was named the number one Western movie of all time by the American Film Institute. Westerns are films set in the American West.

Charles Creek wines showcase the exceptional quality of the region at incredible value.

Route 66 in Kingman Arizona bears the name Andy Devine Avenue in honor of the town's most famous resident. Kingman also celebrates Andy Devine Days in October each year.

Walter J. Hayes State Park in the heart of Michigan's Irish Hills offers a large selection of nearby attractions, activities, restaurants and camp amenities.

The West Ridge Trail descends from Laguna Beach, California's Temple Hill (Top of the World) and provide spectacular canyon and ocean vistas in all directions.

With his deep, masculine voice and commanding presence, John Wayne became one of Hollywood's most successful actors in western films.

The Abbott Tavern in Holden, Massachusetts existed during those colorful days when stagecoaches dashed up to an inn, hostelers scurried about and a portly host emerged.

The Bank of Montreal opened for business in Montreal, Quebec, printing its own currency. As the country grew, the Bank prospered, launching branches across Canada.

The James-Younger Gang rose to prominence in a war torn Missouri after the Civil War and garnered public sympathy until Jesse's untimely death.

The Gentleman Bandit, Bill Miner held up stagecoaches and trains with varying success. Spending most of his life in prison, escape was always possible, even in Canada.

Big Nose Kate's life evolved from priviledged aristocrat to runaway to dance hall girl and prostitute to the mistress of the famous Doc Holliday.

You might know how to get a cheap flight into Prestwick but what about once you get there? Cheap travel at worst or FREE travel if you know where to look.

More than 100 balloons of all shapes and sizes fill the sky over Reno, and while balloons are aloft, there's action galore along Balloon Boulevard at Rancho San Rafael.

Once upon a time, the Western film characterized the lone gunman with a dark past who restores justice to a small town. Since then, the Western has evolved.

Wells Fargo is (without doubt) a reputable bank offering trustworthy financial services to customers. Services include online banking and bill pay.

Everyone who watches TV has been to Lone Pine, California, but may not know. It's where Hollywood filmed all those old Hollywood westerns. And it's still used today.

Sam Bass tried his hand at honest labor but soon discovered horse racing and crime.

After Joaquin Murrietta’s wife is raped by miners he becomes a raging outlaw with many atrocities attributed to his doing.

The Pony Express idea is presented to William Russell. He knows it is his chance to defeat Mr. Butterfield and his stage line.

Riding the rails on historic steam locomotives in the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe and China.

John Ringo, after arriving in Tombstone, joins the Clanton Gang of outlaws and cattle rustlers.

Having seen many of the great actors of the Spaghetti Westerns it may come as a surprise to find that a lot of the old favourite 1960s films were shot in Almeria, Spain.

Arizona with its beautiful year-round climate should be an ideal clothing-optional vacation destination, but there is only a small range of nude resorts to choose from

On the dusty, gravel road between Birdsville and Windorah, the town of Betoota has no inhabitants. The historic hotel is the only structure in Australia's smallest town.

Britain's historic hotels have many mysterious guests and here are some of the best ghostly tales of the spirits who haunt the corridors - and never pay their bills!

Each June, Carson City turns back the pages of Nevada history to the days of mountain men, the Civil War and Pony Express. It's fun for the family and educational, too.

Early Steam Transportation Mogul

Set in rural Oxfordshire, Bicester Village plays host to an array of the finest designer clothes shops. Customers can buy discount designer wears at up to 60% off.

The Duke is riding tall in the saddle again, as this would have been his 100th birthday

The irony is seldom lost on visitors to Winterset. How could the tiny house on South Second Street give birth to such a big man whose name and legend spans the world?

With a nine-mile stretch of beach, Cannon Beach invites families to fly kites, build sandcastles and play in the ocean on a summer vacation in northwest Oregon.

That wonderful one-hoss shay immortalized in the famous Oliver Wendell Holmes poem was a real one that can be seen in a Pittsfield, MA museum.

The British Isles is the place to be for those wishing to experience unique, eccentric and downright odd public houses.