March 2, 1939 –
The first of many collaborations between John Ford and John Wayne, Stagecoach, went into general release on this date.
The hat that John Wayne wears was his own. He would wear it in many westerns during the next two decades before retiring it after Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo because it was simply “falling apart.” After that, the hat was displayed under glass in his home.
The Haus of Dcaligari 