Destry Rides Again (1939)

“Kent, the unscrupulous boss of Bottleneck has Sheriff Keogh killed when he asks one too many questions about a rigged poker game that gives Kent a stranglehold over the local cattle rangers. The mayor, who is in cahoots with Kent appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale, as the new sheriff assuming that he’ll be easy to control. But what the mayor doesn’t know is that Dimsdale was a deputy under famous lawman, Tom Destry, and is able to call upon the equally formidable Tom Destry Jr to be his deputy. Featuring a career reviving performance from Marlene Dietrich as bar singer Frenchie, which could well have been the inspiration for Madeline Kahn’s “Blazing Saddles” character, Lili Von Schtupp. “

• Director: George Marshall
• Release Date: 29 December 1939 (USA)
• Run Time: 94 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Western

Tagline: THE GREATEST CAST EVER CORRALLED for a frontier drama like you've NEVER seen in all your born days!

Trivia: James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich had an affair with lasted for the duration of filming. She later claimed that she had to have an abortion after Stewart made her pregnant.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When Destry first demonstrates his ability with a firearm by shooting at the knobs on the sign, he shoots a total of seven times. Although he is holding two Colt “Six-shooters”, one in each hand, he fires only the pistol he holds in his right hand. Thus, he fired one round than the gun could hold.