They make the fighting sinful west blaze into action before your eyes!
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.
Destry Rides Again (1939) is a western and comedy film directed by George Marshall, released on November 30, 1939 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer and Charles Winninger. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 205 ratings.
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James Stewart
as Tom Destry Jr.
Marlene Dietrich
as Frenchy
Mischa Auer
as Boris
Charles Winninger
as Washington Dimsdale
Brian Donlevy
as Kent
Allen Jenkins
as Gyp Watson
Warren Hymer
as Bugs Watson
Irene Hervey
as Janice Tyndall
Una Merkel
as Lily Belle
Billy Gilbert
as Loupgerou
Samuel S. Hinds
as Judge Slade
Jack Carson
as Jack Tyndall
Directed by George Marshall, written by Gertrude Purcell, Felix Jackson and Henry Myers, produced by Joe Pasternak.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 205 ratings.
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,…
Reviewed on August 28, 2014
This was very interesting and I enjoyed it significantly. It's weird watching very early James Stewart--he's not what one would consider a conventional romantic male lead--and this is a very bizarre Western/comedy/musical. Anything starring Dietrich of this vintage is priceless, no doubt. Very weird, especially considering America's ever-present right-to-bear-arms controversy, watching a film like this, too. A…
Reviewed on July 31, 2016
Brian Donlevy ("Kent") and Malrene Dietrich ("Frenchy") pretty much run the town of Bottle Neck. Everyone comes to their saloon where they blow off steam and where she regularly serenades them with some toe-tappers. Upstairs, "Kent" runs a crooked poker game and together they fleece gullible old "Claggett" out of his ranch. He goes to the sheriff who promises to intercede, and pretty soon the town drunk has a new…
Reviewed on June 26, 2022
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Destry Rides Again (1939) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Destry Rides Again (1939) includes James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger and Brian Donlevy. The film was directed by George Marshall. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Destry Rides Again was released on November 30, 1939 and runs for 1h 34m.
Destry Rides Again (1939) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 205 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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