Destry Rides Again1939
Destry Rides Again (1939)
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Cast
as Frenchy
as Tom Destry
as `Wash' Dimsdale
as Kent
as Bugs Watson
as Gyp Watson
as Janice Tyndall
as Lily Belle Callahan
as Lem Claggett
as Boris Callahan
as Jack Tyndall
as Judge Slade
as Clara
as Rockwell
as Loupqerou, the Bartender
as Sophie Claggett
as Claggett Girl
as Eli Whitney Claggett
as Dancer
as Sheriff Keogh
as Claggett Girl
as Rowdy
as Mrs. DeWitt
as Doctor
as Pianist
as Turner, the Express Agent
as Small Boy
as Juggler
as Juggler
as Stage Driver
as Stage Driver
as Assistant Bartender
as Indian
as Bartender
as Cowboy
as Cowboy
as Woman
Critic Reviews for Destry Rides Again
All Critics (20) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (0)
Primed with action and laughs and human sentiment.
It combines humour, romance, suspense and action so seamlessly.
Good fun every minute of it.
Starring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich, both in top form, this comedic-erotic Western was one of the most commercially popular films of 1939.
A close-to-brilliant comedy-Western ... until the end.
The movie might not be anywhere near as good as its reputation suggests, but as a straight-up cowboy flick with moments of light comic relief, it's a fairly fun picture.
Audience Reviews for Destry Rides Again
This is a fun movie! Frenchy (a strange character name) played by Marlene Dietrich is the inspiration for Madeline Kahn's Lili Von Shtupp. Destry is another great creation by Jimmy Stewart. There are plenty of slapstick bits from the barroom brawls and the supporting characters and heaps of wisecracks from Destry, who would rather reason his way out of a fight than shoot his way out.
Super Reviewer
When the sheriff of a corrupt frontier town is murdered and replaced with the town drunk, the man calls on the services of the son of a legendary law man only to find that he is a pacifist. James Stewart is at his very best for this, one of his defining roles. His easy going charm and integrity are a perfect foil for Marlene Dietrich's feisty music hall girl (so brilliantly parodied by Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles) and they have fantastic chemistry together; the cat-fight scene is pure comedy gold. Essentially a story about standing by your principles no matter what the provocation, all the characters are impossible to dislike with some great comic relief provided by a quality supporting cast. Consistently funny with a timeless story of a hero who refuses to resort to violence in the face of adversity, this is one of my all time favourites and a true classic from the golden age.
Super Reviewer
Until recently, I assumed this was just the usual old-fashioned Western. Didn't realize it was funnier than the norm nor, more importantly, just how much "Blazing Saddles" owes to this story (the new sheriff who thwarts the enemy in non-violent ways, the vampy German saloon singer, the drunken sidekick with past glories...). That said, "Destry" wasn't quite as much of a comedy as I hoped, though the recurrent "I knew a guy" gag is wonderfully droll. And Marlene Dietrich is lots of fun to watch -- she's obviously having a ball with her role.
Super Reviewer
Destry Rides Again Quotes
| Tom Destry: | Oh, I think I'll stick around. Y'know, I had a friend once used to collect postage stamps. He always said the one good thing about a postage stamp: it always sticks to one thing 'til it gets there, y'know? I'm sorta like that too. |