Destry Rides Again poster

Destry Rides Again( 1939)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Stewart

      Tom Destry Jr.

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      Marlene Dietrich

      Frenchy

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      Mischa Auer

      Boris

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      Charles Winninger

      Washington Dimsdale

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      Brian Donlevy

      Kent

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      Allen Jenkins

      Gyp Watson

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      Warren Hymer

      Bugs Watson

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      Irene Hervey

      Janice Tyndall

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      Una Merkel

      Lily Belle

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      Billy Gilbert

      Loupgerou

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      Samuel S. Hinds

      Judge Slade

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      Jack Carson

      Jack Tyndall

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      Tom Fadden

      Lem Claggett

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      Virginia Brissac

      Sophie Claggett

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      Edmund MacDonald

      Rockwell (as Edmund Macdonald)

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      Lillian Yarbo

      Clara

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      Joe King

      Sheriff Keogh

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      Dickie Jones

      Claggett Boy

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      Ann E. Todd

      Claggett Girl

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      Richard Alexander

      Cowboy (uncredited)

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      Silver Tip Baker

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Chief John Big Tree

      Indian in Saloon (uncredited)

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      Billy Bletcher

      Pianist (uncredited)

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      Loren Brown

      Juggler (uncredited)

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      Buck Bucko

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Roy Bucko

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      George Chesebro

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Dora Clement

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Bill Cody Jr.

      Townsboy Telling Wash of Destry's Arrival (uncredited)

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      Spade Cooley

      Fiddle Player (uncredited)

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      Harry Cording

      Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)

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      Carmen D'Antonio

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Harold DeGarro

      Juggler (uncredited)

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      Tex Driscoll

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Florence Dudley

      Small Role (uncredited)

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      Ruth Eddings

      Friend of Lilly Belle (uncredited)

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      O.K. Ford

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Sam Garrett

      Rider / Roper (uncredited)

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      William Gillis

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Jack Gordon

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Lloyd Ingraham

      Express Agent with Box of Rabbits (uncredited)

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      Marjorie Kane

      Saloon Floozie (uncredited)

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      Harley Luse

      Accordion Player (uncredited)

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      Cactus Mack

      Musician (uncredited)

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      Frank McCarroll

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Bud McClure

      Stage Driver (uncredited)

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      Merrill McCormick

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Philo McCullough

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Robert McKenzie

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Charles Murphy

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Mary Shannon

      Woman on Street (uncredited)

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      Rudy Sooter

      Bass Player (uncredited)

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      Betta St. John

      Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

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      William Steele

      Cowboy (uncredited)

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      Leo Sulky

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Al Taylor

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Harry Tenbrook

      Stage Shotgun Rider

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      Jack Tornek

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Minerva Urecal

      Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

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      Leslie Vincent

      (uncredited)

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      Hank West

      Musician (uncredited)

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      Dan White

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Blackie Whiteford

      Juror (uncredited)

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      Alex Woloshin

      Assistant Bartender (uncredited)

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      Duke York

      Townsman (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Aug 28 2014
    Welcome to Bottleneck. Deputy Tom Destry Jr. (James Stewart) rides in to Bottleneck and sets about ridding the town of its riff-raff elements - without guns! Based on the novel by Max Brand, Destry Rides Again simultaneously spoofed the Western genre whilst reinvigorating Marlene Dietrich's flagging career. At first glance it seemed an odd casting choice to choose Dietrich as the bawdy saloon chanteuse, Frenchy, especially since Paulette Goddard was originally cast for the role. But it really comes off, where Dietrich's loud and brusque portrayal perfectly plays off of Jimmy Stewart's lai...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • deputy
    • black and white
    • lawman