Destry Rides Again
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Movie Reviews of Destry Rides Again
Movie Review: Classic western and classic Stewart
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite westerns and definitely one of my favorite Jimmy Stewart movies. In this film, Deputy Tom Destry rides into the rough town of Bottleneck to clean the place up...without a gun. Although he's an officer of the law, he's also a firm believer in taking care of business without a shooting iron. His father was the legendary Tom Destry, Sr., who was shot in the back in cold blood. Although he had the fastest hand in the West and the sharpest eye, as young Destry says of his dad and guns, "They didn't seem to do him much good."
But don't worry. There's still plenty of shoot-'em-up action in DESTRY RIDES AGAIN as well as the kind of rare, witty dialogue you just couldn't find in most westerns from way back when or today. DESTRY also features one of the defining performances in the career of Marlene Deitrich. For those who love the parody of her in BLAZING SADDLES, most of that was taken from DESTRY.
Although DESTRY RIDES AGAIN is now 66 years old, it has aged quite gracefully, and is still funner than ever to watch. It's a great movie, which very few people will not be pleased to watch over and over again.
Movie Review: Wonderful old classic
Summary: 5 Stars
What a wonderful old western this is. Although filmed in 1939, it's still as fresh as ever, and the scale of the production was as impressive as any of the later westerns 30 years later. The scenes often employ hundreds of extras, such as during the bar fights and other scenes. But the movie's real strength is its clever mix of typical western shoot 'em up antics combined with an unlikely sheriff who would rather talk people down than shoot them. That plus the fact that he brings first-rate sleuthing abilities to bear on the problem of solving the previous sheriff's murder make it as entertaining a western as has ever graced the silver screen. Basically, Stewart is just about the shrewdest and craftiest sheriff to ever wear a badge, and in the end the bad guys are just outsmarted rather getting a bad case of "lead poisoning." Dietrich, Donlevy, Auer, and Winninger are also great in their roles. All in all still a fine movie and well worth your time.Movie Review: "You Sure Have A Knack Of Making A Stranger Feel Right At Home"
Summary: 5 Stars
'Destry Rides Again' is a film classic from '39 offering a strange melding of light comedy with a traditional western theme. It also features a rather unexpected collaboration of two dissimilar big name stars, James Stewart (Destry) and femme fatale Marlene Dietrich (Frenchy). It certainly wasn't a combination of talent I would have come up with for the romantic leads, but it worked well enough for this film.
'Destry Rides Again' has everything you could expect from a western and more. Plenty of bad guys and gunfights, an ill-fated romance and some unanticipated comedy that will bring you back again and again. One of my favorite sequences is when Destry "schools" a group of belligerent cowboys on the finer arts of target practice with a six-shooter. Unforgetable!
Besides Stewart and Dietrich there are also strong performances by; Brian Donlevy and Mischa Auer one of the great character actors of that generation.
Movie Review: IF YOU LIKE JIMMY STEWART
Summary: 5 Stars
.....Then you will love this movie. Stewart plays the part of Tom Destry JR son of the legendary lawman who cleaned up Tombstone. Trouble is that Stewart doesn't like to carry a gun which makes him the laughing stock of the residents of the wide open town of Bottleneck and its lawless residents. Dietrich plays the part of Frenchy, her usual saloon girl floozie but Stewart in his disarming shucks ma'am manner manages to tap into a soft spot in her hard heart and she falls for him. After winning Frenchys heart Stewart manages to clean up the town and only has to slap leather once to take out the bad guy played by Brian Dunlevy who shoots Frenchy in the back as she throws herself in front of Stewart to save his life ...As Frenchy slips away she asks Stewart for a good-by kiss ....This is a great movie for buffs who like comedy mixed with pathos in the old West ...both Stewart and Dietrich are superb in a thoroughly enjoyable movie.
Movie Review: Dietrich in a surprising role that revitalized her career
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful stuff from two unlikely leads. Jimmy Stewart plays Tom Destry, a deputy sheriff who is quiet and reserved, and doesn't believe in gunplay, even in this wild, wild western town of Bottleneck. Marlene Dietrich plays Frenchy, the barroom belle who's in cahoots with the town swindler until she is won over by Stewart. She dies in his arms at the end, taking a bullet meant for him.
Dietrich's career was on the skids when she took this unlikely rough-around-the-edges role, and the success of the film made her a star again. When she sings "See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have," the answer is obvious - and has nothing to do with booze. Stewart is excellent as the unassuming, soft-smiling deputy - a man with "personality" who is always being reminded of a story he once heard or knew. The bit parts are played to the hilt, to great effect. The picture is excellently paced and great fun to watch.