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,…
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.
Top Cast
James Stewart
Tom Destry Jr.
Marlene Dietrich
Frenchy
Mischa Auer
Boris
Charles Winninger
Washington Dimsdale
Brian Donlevy
Kent
Allen Jenkins
Gyp Watson
Warren Hymer
Bugs Watson
Irene Hervey
Janice Tyndall
Una Merkel
Lily Belle
Billy Gilbert
Loupgerou
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Slade
Jack Carson
Jack Tyndall
Tom Fadden
Lem Claggett
Virginia Brissac
Sophie Claggett
Edmund MacDonald
Rockwell (as Edmund Macdonald)
Lillian Yarbo
Clara
Reviews
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…
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…
FAQ about Destry Rides Again
What is Destry Rides Again about?
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.
When was Destry Rides Again released?
Destry Rides Again was released in 1939.
What genres does Destry Rides Again belong to?
Destry Rides Again is categorised as Western, Comedy.
Who stars in Destry Rides Again?
The cast of Destry Rides Again includes James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy.