Destry Rides Again
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Time Out says
Marvellous comedy Western, with Stewart's pacifist, reputedly wimpy marshal taming the lawless town of Bottleneck by means of words and jokes rather than the gun Donlevy's villain repeatedly provokes him to use. What is remarkable about the film is the way it combines humour, romance, suspense and action so seamlessly (with individual scenes - Dietrich singing 'See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have', Stewart's delicious parable about a homicidal orphan, Mischa Auer losing his pants - indelibly printed in the memory). Flawless performances, pacy direction and a snappy script place it head and shoulders above virtually any other spoof oater.Author: GA
Release details
UK release:
1939
Duration:
94 mins
Cast and crew
Cast:
Una Merkel, James Stewart, Billy Gilbert, Jack Carson, Brian Donlevy, Charles Winninger, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Samuel S Hinds
Producer:
Screenwriter:
Gertrude Purcell, Henry Myers, Felix Jackson
Songs:
Frederick Hollander, Frank Loesser
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