Destry Rides Again

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Destry Rides Again

"They make the fighting sinful west blaze into action before your eyes!"

1939

1h 34m

7.2(176 votes)

Western

Comedy

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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Cast & Crew

65 members

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James Stewart

Tom Destry Jr.

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Marlene Dietrich

Frenchy

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Миша Ауэр

Boris

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Charles Winninger

Washington Dimsdale

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Brian Donlevy

Kent

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Allen Jenkins

Gyp Watson

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Warren Hymer

Bugs Watson

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Irene Hervey

Janice Tyndall

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Una Merkel

Lily Belle

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Billy Gilbert

Loupgerou

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Samuel S. Hinds

Judge Slade

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Jack Carson

Jack Tyndall

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Tom Fadden

Lem Claggett

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Virginia Brissac

Sophie Claggett

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Edmund MacDonald

Rockwell (as Edmund Macdonald)

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Lillian Yarbo

Clara

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Joe King

Sheriff Keogh

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Dickie Jones

Claggett Boy

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Ann E. Todd

Claggett Girl

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Richard Alexander

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Silver Tip Baker

Barfly (uncredited)

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Chief John Big Tree

Indian in Saloon (uncredited)

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Billy Bletcher

Pianist (uncredited)

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Loren Brown

Juggler (uncredited)

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Buck Bucko

Barfly (uncredited)

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Roy Bucko

Barfly (uncredited)

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George Chesebro

Barfly (uncredited)

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Dora Clement

Woman (uncredited)

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Bill Cody Jr.

Townsboy Telling Wash of Destry's Arrival (uncredited)

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Spade Cooley

Fiddle Player (uncredited)

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Harry Cording

Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)

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Carmen D'Antonio

Dancer (uncredited)

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Harold DeGarro

Juggler (uncredited)

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Tex Driscoll

Barfly (uncredited)

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Florence Dudley

Small Role (uncredited)

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Ruth Eddings

Friend of Lilly Belle (uncredited)

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O.K. Ford

Barfly (uncredited)

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Sam Garrett

Rider / Roper (uncredited)

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William Gillis

Barfly (uncredited)

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Jack Gordon

Barfly (uncredited)

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Lloyd Ingraham

Express Agent with Box of Rabbits (uncredited)

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Marjorie Kane

Saloon Floozie (uncredited)

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Harley Luse

Accordion Player (uncredited)

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Cactus Mack

Musician (uncredited)

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Frank McCarroll

Barfly (uncredited)

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Bud McClure

Stage Driver (uncredited)

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Merrill McCormick

Townsman (uncredited)

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Philo McCullough

Bartender (uncredited)

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Robert McKenzie

Doctor (uncredited)

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Charles Murphy

Townsman (uncredited)

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Mary Shannon

Woman on Street (uncredited)

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Rudy Sooter

Bass Player (uncredited)

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Betta St. John

Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)

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William Steele

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Leo Sulky

Bartender (uncredited)

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Al Taylor

Townsman (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

Stage Shotgun Rider

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Jack Tornek

Barfly (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

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Leslie Vincent

(uncredited)

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Hank West

Musician (uncredited)

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Dan White

Barfly (uncredited)

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Blackie Whiteford

Juror (uncredited)

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Alex Woloshin

Assistant Bartender (uncredited)

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Duke York

Townsman (uncredited)

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