Destry Rides Again

Universal Studios (1939)

Comedy, Western
 /   / Black And White / 94 mins
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In Collection
#1507
7.7

Plot

Kent, the unscrupulous boss of Bottleneck has Sheriff Keogh killed when he asks one too many questions about a rigged poker game that gives Kent a stranglehold over the local cattle rangers. The mayor, who is in cahoots with Kent appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale, as the new sheriff assuming that he'll be easy to control. But what the mayor doesn't know is that Dimsdale was a deputy under famous lawman, Tom Destry, and is able to call upon the equally formidable Tom Destry Jr to be his deputy. Featuring a career reviving performance from Marlene Dietrich as bar singer Frenchie, which could well have been the inspiration for Madeline Kahn's "Blazing Saddles" character, Lili Von Schtupp

Cast

James Stewart Thomas Jefferson Destry Jr.
Marlene Dietrich Frenchy
Brian Donlevy Kent
Billy Gilbert Loupgerou
Mischa Auer Boris Callahan
Irene Hervey Janice Tyndall
Warren Hymer Bugs Watson
Allen Jenkins Gyp Watson
Una Merkel Lily Belle Callahan
Charles Winninger Washington Dimsdale
Virginia Brissac Sophie Claggett
Jack Carson Jack Tyndall
Tom Fadden Lem Claggett
Samuel S. Hinds Judge Hiram Slade
Dickie Jones Claggett Boy

Crew

Director
George Marshall
Producer Joe Pasternak , Islin Auster
Writer Felix Jackson , Max Brand
Cinematography Hal Mohr

Trailer

Edition Details

Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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