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Destry Rides Again
© Universal Pictures - all rights reserved |
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8
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9.14
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| 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 |
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UNDERRATED
WESTERN
REMAKE
ROMANCE
COMEDY
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| Origin: |
US |
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| Length: |
94 |
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Peace-loving sheriff (James Stewart, pictured left) is eventually forced to sort out the bad guys. |
Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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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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