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Destry Rides Again

1939 · 94 min

A playful, charming western comedy with a gentle hero, lively saloon antics, and a touch of romance.

Tagline
They make the fighting sinful west blaze into action before your eyes!
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • love
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • power
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western, comedy
Directed by
George Marshall
Written by
Henry Myers, Gertrude Purcell, Felix Jackson
Starring
James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Warren Hymer, Irene Hervey
Music
Frank Skinner
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Russian

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