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- Title
"FREE FROM THE BLESSINGS OF CIVILIZATION": NATIVE AMERICANS IN STAGECOACH (1939) AND OTHER JOHN FORD WESTERNS.
- Authors
Yacavone, Peter
- Abstract
The article analyzes the film "Stagecoach" directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, particularly focusing on the depiction of Native Americans in the film, in addition to other Ford westerns. The article discusses stereotypes of Native Americans in "Stagecoach," in addition to the concept of manifest destiny, the myth of the U.S. frontier, and prejudice.
- Subjects
STAGECOACH (Film : 1939); FORD, John, 1894-1973; NATIVE Americans in motion pictures; WAYNE, John, 1907-1979; STEREOTYPES in motion pictures; FRONTIER &; pioneer life in motion pictures
- Publication
Film & History (03603695), 2018, Vol 48, Issue 1, p32
- ISSN
0360-3695
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/flm.2018.0002