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Destry Rides Again


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  Destry Rides Again Review
Tookey's Rating
8 /10
 
Average Rating
9.14 /10
 
Starring
James Stewart , Marlene Dietrich , Mischa Auer
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Directed by: George Marshall
Written by: Felix Jackson, Henry Myers, Gertrude Purcell, from Max Brand's novel

 
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Released: 1939
   
Genre: UNDERRATED
WESTERN
REMAKE
ROMANCE
COMEDY
   
Origin: US
   
Length: 94
 
 


 
Peace-loving sheriff (James Stewart, pictured left) is eventually forced to sort out the bad guys.
Reviewed by Chris Tookey



James Stewart is delightful, and Marlene Dietrich (pictured right) gives one of her most flamboyant performances as Frenchy the saloon singer.

Surprisingly, most critics on release hated it; perhaps they were confused as to whether the melodramatic elements were to be taken seriously, or maybe they were pre-judging it. Stewart was not yet a star, and Dietrich had just appeared in a string of bad movies.

Whatever the reason, they were dead wrong; it became a big hit, and is now rightly considered among the best comedy westerns. A remake of Justice Rides Again (1932).


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