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Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

They make the fighting sinful west blaze into action before your eyes!

19397.21h 34m

Overview

Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.

Directed by George Marshall
Written by Gertrude Purcell, Felix Jackson, Henry Myers
Produced by Joe Pasternak
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Top Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Tom Destry Jr.

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Frenchy

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Boris

Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

Washington Dimsdale

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Kent

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Gyp Watson

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Bugs Watson

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

Janice Tyndall

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Lily Belle

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Loupgerou

Themes & Keywords

deputyblack and whitelawman 

About Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again is a western, comedy film released in 1939 exploring themes of deputy, black and white, lawman . Directed by George Marshall, it stars James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer. Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.

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