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1 December 1954 (USA)
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From the roaring , raucous, rowdy pages of the best-loved legend of the West!
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In the old West, a small frontier town is being controlled by ruthless mob boss Decker (Lyle Bettger) and his cronies...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Audie Murphy | ... | Tom Destry | |
| Mari Blanchard | ... | Brandy | |
| Lyle Bettger | ... | Phil Decker | |
| Thomas Mitchell | ... | Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor | |
| Lori Nelson | ... | Martha Phillips | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Doc Curtis | |
| Mary Wickes | ... | Bessie Mae Curtis | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Jack Larson | |
| George Wallace | ... | Curly Adams | |
| Richard Reeves | ... | Mac | |
| Walter Baldwin | ... | Henry Skinner | |
| Lee Aaker | ... | Eli Skinner | |
| Mitchell Lawrence | ... | The Professor | |
| Frank Richards | ... | Dummy |
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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West Germany:12 |
Norway:12 (1955) |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #17121, General Audience) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG
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Director George Marshall's remake of his own film Destry Rides Again (1939) which starred James Stewart.
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Brandy:
Looking for someone, Sheriff?
Sheriff Joe Bailey: I just want to find out what Decker's running up there - a poker game or a land grab.
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Sheriff Joe Bailey: I just want to find out what Decker's running up there - a poker game or a land grab.
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Remake of Destry Rides Again (1939)
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Soundtrack:
Empty Arms
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Because, it followed behind the 1939 classic, Destry rides again, the 1954 movie, titled Destry, was given very little credit for being a good film.
In fact I thought that it was better written than the original version.
Most movie critics, of the time, was more determined to compare the performances of Marlene Dietrich and James Steward, to that of Audie Murphy and Mari Blanchard.
Of course there is no comparison to the kind of acting talent that Steward and Dietrich had, but Destry was still a very good film that did justice to the original version.
The film also featured three actors that would go on to successful television shows.
Alan Hale and Russel Johnson of Gillian's Island, and Edgar Buchanan of Petticoat Junction.
It is a waste of time to compare either movie. Both versions are good, but the 1954 film is my personal favorite.