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Director:
George Marshall
Writers:
Max Brand (suggested by novel "Destry Rides Again")
Felix Jackson (story)
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Release Date:
1 December 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
From the roaring , raucous, rowdy pages of the best-loved legend of the West!
Plot:
In the old West, a small frontier town is being controlled by ruthless mob boss Decker (Lyle Bettger) and his cronies... more | add synopsis
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A good movie not given it due: more (22 total)

Cast

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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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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 | Norway:12 (1955) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #17121, General Audience) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA more
Company:
Universal International Pictures (UI) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director George Marshall's remake of his own film Destry Rides Again (1939) which starred James Stewart. more
Quotes:
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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Movie Connections:
Remake of Destry Rides Again (1939) more
Soundtrack:
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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
A good movie not given it due:, 23 February 2004
Author: (rtbj48) from MADISON, TN

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.

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