DESTRY RIDES AGAIN will forever be remembered for Marlene Dietrich's performance as Frenchy, a crooked saloon waitress with a heart of gold. Her rendition of "See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have" is one of the highlights of her career. But DESTRY RIDES AGAIN has much more to offer than just Dietrich's performance. This hilarious satire carries Jimmy Stewart in the lead as Tom Destry, a supposedly tough law enforcement man who doesn't like guns. Stewart's comic touches are brilliant as he eagerly gives out educational anecdotes anytime an opportunity affords itself. The plot concerns the efforts of a saloon owner and a corrupt Mayor to rob the local cowpokes blind. Frenchy's on the payroll of the bad guys, but when sparks fly between her and Destry, her loyalty becomes a deciding factor in whether it's Destry or the bad guys who will ride off into the sunset.

DESTRY RIDES AGAIN was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1996.

There is a 1932 DESTRY RIDES AGAIN starring Tom Mix. In 1950 another version of the story was made, entitled FRENCHIE. It was directed by Louis King and starred Joel McCrea and Shelley Winters. In 1954 yet another version came out, entitled DESTRY. George Marshall once again directed, and Audie Murphy and Mari Blanchard starred.

Marlene Dietrich has one of her most famous moments in this movie singing "See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have."

Casting of the lead roles was unusual for the time. Stewart had never played a Western, and Dietrich had previously played the high society gal. Her rough and tumble appearance in DESTRY RIDES AGAIN revitalized her career.

Copyright 1939 Universal Pictures Co., Inc. Renewed 1967 by Universal Pictures.

Excerpt: "Thar's gold in them hills." -- A Cowhand to Frenchy (Marlene Dietrich)

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Marlene Dietrich: German actress, singer
James Stewart: American actor,THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
Brian Donlevy: American Actor
Charles Winninger: American Character Actor
Mischa Auer: Comic Actor/International
Irene Harvey: 
Una Merkel: American actress
Allen Jenkins: American Character Actor
Warren Hymer: American Character Actor
Samuel S. Hinds: American Actor
Billy Gilbert: American Actor
Jack Carson: American actor

George Marshall: American Director

Joe Pasternak: American Producer

Felix Jackson: Screenwriter/Producer
Henry Myers: Screenwriter
Gertrude Purcell: 

Frank Skinner: American Composer/D. 1968
Frederick Hollander: 
Frank Loesser: Composer/Lyricist

Milton Carruth: American Editor\1950s

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