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ALEX CORD PLAYS ROLE THAT
BROUGHT FAME TO JOHN WAYNE
In 1939, John Wayne, a one-time movie propman saddlesore from nearly 10 years in cheap western pictures, was cast as the "Ringo Kid" in "Stagecoach.'"' The producer wanted a bigger 'name'' and Wayne received only tenth billing on the screen, but the picture was acclaimed a landmark in its genre and launched John Wayne into one of the most successful careers in film annals.
In 1965, Alex Cord, former rodeo performer with a theatrical background considerably different from Wayne's, was signed to play the "Ringo Kid" in Martin Rackin Productions' new version of "Stagecoach" for 20th Century-Fox release.
Does history repeat?
Moviegoers will be able to judge starting ....... .. when "Stagecoach," in CinemaScope and De. Luxe color opens at the. ........ Theatre.
The "Ringo" character is that of a cowboy, deadly with a gun, who plays out a romantic idyll with a prostitute -played in the new version by Ann-Margret. Wayne played the part with a powerful simplicity seen frequently later on in his work.
Cord, although six feet tall, is whiplash thin and is an infinitely more intense personality than Wayne. The script was tailored to his style, for, unlike Wayne, Cord was very much the choice of producer Rackin.
"Stagecoach" has been up-dated for today's more sophisticated audiences by Rackin and writer Joseph Landon, and some of the action was changed because widespread imitation of the original has made today's cliches out of that which was fresh and unusual in 1933.
With his rodeo background, Cord, as Wayne before him, does his own riding and stunts. However, the new "Ringo" has had much more varied theatrical background, having trained at New York's Actors' Studio, the Shakespeare Academy at Stratford, Conn., and having played the Bard, Tennessee Williams and other high octane drama.
Cord is a star of the London stage where he played opposite the redoubtable Shioban McKenna in 'Play with a Tiger" and starred in "The Rose Tattoo."' He has also done a number of major television shows, but his film experience has been limited to the role of a narcotics addict in "Synanon,"
In addition to Cord and Ann-Margret, other stars of "Stagecoach" include Red Buttons, Michael Connors, Bing Crosby, Bob Cummings, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Stefanie Powers and
Keenan Wynn.