John Ford's knowledge of Monument Valley was provided by the visit of Harry Goulding to where John Ford was by happenstance at Walter Wanger Productions in Los Angeles that day, Harry showed his collection of glossy prints to John Ford. John said he needed to see Monument Valley himself as he was struck by the prints, when he got there, he became enamored with filming his westerns there. He made it happen for the next film he made, 'Stagecoach.'
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
John Ford's knowledge of Monument Valley was provided by the visit of Harry Goulding to where John Ford was by happenstance at Walter Wanger Productions in Los Angeles that day, Harry showed his collection of glossy prints to John Ford....