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.
Directed by George Marshall
deputy
black and white
lawman
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3.8 / 5
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Cast
James Stewart
Tom Destry Jr.
Marlene Dietrich
Frenchy
Mischa Auer
Boris
Charles Winninger
Washington Dimsdale
Brian Donlevy
Kent
Allen Jenkins
Gyp Watson
Warren Hymer
Bugs Watson
Irene Hervey
Janice Tyndall
Una Merkel
Lily Belle
Billy Gilbert
Loupgerou
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Slade
Jack Carson
Jack Tyndall
Crew
George Marshall
Director
Gertrude Purcell
Screenplay
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Joe Pasternak
Producer
Frank Loesser
Songs
Friedrich Hollaender
Songs
Max Brand
Novel
Duke York
Stunts
Cliff Lyons
Stunts
Popular Reviews
33 reviews
Kian Roberts
Finding out that two of my favourite actors of all time starring together in a film of one of my favourite genres got me ecstatic. Destry Rides Again seems to be that kind of bog-standard western where a misjudged guy proves his power as the law in a town, but [](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall/)[](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall-1/)Marshall twists it with the phenomenal aesthetic and remarkable cast to make a thoroughly entertaining experience. It doesn't take itself too seriously and the characters are often goofy at times to the perfect amount so it doesn't appear obnoxious. I'm delirious right now and I did finish the film about 2 hours before writing this, so I'm going to have to stop, but this is really really good. Tremendous.> "Get out before I kill you!"
"You mean you haven't been tryin'?"
Finding out that two of my favourite actors of all time starring together in a film of one of my favourite genres got me ecstatic. Destry Rides Again seems to be that kind of bog-standard western where a misjudged guy proves his power as the law in a town, but [](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall/)[](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall-1/)Marshall twists it with the phenomenal aesthetic and remarkable cast to make a thoroughly entertaining experience. It doesn't take itself too seriously and the characters are often goofy at times to the perfect amount so it doesn't appear obnoxious. I'm delirious right now and I did finish the film about 2 hours before writing this, so I'm going to have to stop, but this is really really good. Tremendous.> "Get out before I kill you!"
"You mean you haven't been tryin'?"
Kian
9.3★ · 03/30/26
Finding out that two of my favourite actors of all time starring together in a film of one of my favourite genres got me ecstatic. Destry Rides Again seems to be that kind of bog-standard western where a misjudged guy proves his power as the law in a town, but [](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall/)[](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall-1/)Marshall twists it with the phenomenal aesthetic and remarkable cast to make a thoroughly entertaining experience. It doesn't take itself too seriously and the characters are often goofy at times to the perfect amount so it doesn't appear obnoxious. I'm delirious right now and I did finish the film about 2 hours before writing this, so I'm going to have to stop, but this is really really good. Tremendous.> "Get out before I kill you!"
"You mean you haven't been tryin'?"
Finding out that two of my favourite actors of all time starring together in a film of one of my favourite genres got me ecstatic. Destry Rides Again seems to be that kind of bog-standard western where a misjudged guy proves his power as the law in a town, but [](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall/)[](http://letterboxd.com/director/george-marshall-1/)Marshall twists it with the phenomenal aesthetic and remarkable cast to make a thoroughly entertaining experience. It doesn't take itself too seriously and the characters are often goofy at times to the perfect amount so it doesn't appear obnoxious. I'm delirious right now and I did finish the film about 2 hours before writing this, so I'm going to have to stop, but this is really really good. Tremendous.> "Get out before I kill you!"
"You mean you haven't been tryin'?"
Connor
8.0★ · 03/06/26
Oh little Joe 🕺🕺🕺🕺
Oh little Joe 🕺🕺🕺🕺
Batisoso
9.0★ · 02/07/26
Mary James Stewart, fuck Marlene and kill whoever is against it
Mary James Stewart, fuck Marlene and kill whoever is against it
