When ever one watches a remake of a film, one always wants a movie that advances on prior treatment of the subject. The original movie was about unspoken prejudice, but for some reason the makers of this film wanted it to be a pointed film. Making Ann-Margaret's Dallas to be only a bar hall girl not the prostitute of the original. For some absurd reason Dallas is kicked out of town because she was the reason for a quarrel between two men that ended in a killing. So now Dallas hates the Army....The mystery of the characters is not to be found...they are now a stereo-typed. They all now have met and have preconceived animosity instead of creating relationships good or bad. Bing Crosby's doctor is terrible, Alex Cord as the Ringo Kid is flat and lifeless; Red Buttons attempting to be a frightened and shy person is way beyond his capacity to play Mr. Peacock. Finally, Mike Conner's can in no way hold a candle to the acting of Carradine. Also, Curly the sheriff is in it for the money and not a character of law and order but of selfishness. Sad to see that this film ever made it to the screen, it should have stayed unmade.
Review of Stagecoach
