The movie that launched John Wayne in to super stardom 🤠 The hat Duke wore in Stagecoach (1939) was his own & he wore it in many other movies before retiring it after he wore it in Rio Bravo in 1959. | JOHN WAYNE

Stagecoach 1939 John Ford's landmark Western revolves around an assorted group of colorful passengers aboard the Overland stagecoach bound for Lordsburg, New Mexico, in the 1880s. An alcoholic philosophizer (Thomas Mitchell), a lady of ill repute (Claire Trevor) and a timid liquor salesman (Donald Meek) are among the motley crew of travelers who must contend with an escaped outlaw, the Ringo Kid (John Wayne), and the ever-present threat of an Apache attack as they make their way across the Wild