Radio review – SDP - “Stagecoach” (1949) **

John Ford introduces this radio adaptation of his classic western, which works quite well at first because a lot of the initial action takes place in the stage coach. Later on it becomes less sure – you really want to see the shoot outs and action, etc. Also there is a highly unintentionally amusing scene where Claire Trevor is praying for John Wayne to make it while in the background we hear gun shots of a battle in which Wayne is involved. It's fun to hear Wayne and Trevor reprise their screen roles; Ward Bond steps into Thomas Mitchell's part.