<Li> and The Westernaires </Li> <P> Also in the cast, playing their sole credited film roles, were two artists, 15th - billed David Humphreys Miller, a 47 - year - old western historian who specialized in the culture of the northern Plains Indians and created, among his works, 72 portraits of the survivors of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and 20th - billed Norman Rockwell, 71 years old, who was engaged to be on the set in order to paint the portraits of the stars and assigned the small role of a town poker player nicknamed Busted Flush . The film's closing - credits sequence features the full - screen inscription, THE CAST AS PAINTED BY NORMAN ROCKWELL, followed by images of each of the ten leading players in the same order as in the opening credits . The portraits were also used in the poster for the film. Bebe Kelly played a Saloon Girl . </P> <P> A statement in end credits reads: "The Producers express their appreciation to the owners of the Caribou Country Club Ranch at Nederland, Colorado, and to the Park Department of that state, for their cooperation in the making of this film ." </P> <P> In parallel with the 1939 version, Ann - Margret, who is listed first, replaces first - billed Claire Trevor as the dancehall hostess / prostitute Dallas . Red Buttons, in second place, takes the role of Mr. Peacock, the alcohol peddler in a minister's garb, played in 1939 by 8th - billed Donald Meek . Third - placed Michael Connors portrays the tough gambler, Hatfield, originated by fourth - listed John Carradine . </P>

Where was the 1966 version of stagecoach filmed