Winds of the Wasteland
by Mack V. Wright
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Actor: Douglas Cosgrove, Ed Cassidy, John Wayne, Lane Chandler, Phyllis CerfDirector: Mack V. Wright
Cinematographer: William Nobles
Editor: Robert Jahns
Producer: Nat Levine
Writer: Joseph F. Poland
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 54 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Good Times Video
Movie Reviews of Winds of the Wasteland
Movie Review: Wells Fargo?
Summary: 5 Stars
Stagecoach Run, 1936's appropriately renamed Winds of the Wasteland, is one of John Wayne's greatest B-grade Western efforts, and one of the last such performances he would give before moving on to the later highlights we typically associate with his career. In part, this success is due to the notable improvement in quality (from writing to sound to setting) over the rest of its Lone Star Productions counterparts. The film's highlight is an amazing (trust me) stagecoach race through the gorgeous valleys of northern California that foreshadows Ben Hur's epic race several decades later (appropriate, given that Yakima Canutt was involved with both projects). Very Wells Fargo of them!
This is probably one of the more family-friendly Wayne films, for several reasons. First, it carries a positive message about perseverance through adversity (a dying town) and "making lemons out of lemonade" that is atypical of the western genre, which is often focused on revenge and the like. Secondly, Stagecoach Run is in color, making it more accessible to the younger generation, who too often has no patience or interest in anything black and white. Of course, it's worth mentioning that this DVD contains both the black and white and the colorized versions, so you're blessed with the option of choice. Finally, there's an excellent John Wayne trivia game buried in the bonus features that is quite fun to play with your family, particularly if they happen to be film buffs as well.
If you're in the market for a B-Western, Stagecoach Run will not disappoint.
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