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Destry

1954 · 95 min

A genial, old-fashioned western that ambles through a familiar frontier tale with easy charm and a touch of suspense.

Tagline
From the roaring , raucous, rowdy pages of the best-loved legend of the West!
Overview
Western remake of "Destry Rides Again", starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori Nelson and Lyle Bettger.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • deception
  • violence
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western, war
Directed by
George Marshall
Written by
D.D. Beauchamp, Edmund H. North
Starring
Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Lyle Bettger, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Lori Nelson, Wallace Ford, Mary Wickes
Cinematography
George Robinson
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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