Destry Rides Again (Blu-ray)

Directed by George Marshall

Starring: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Warren Hymer, Irene Hervey, Una Merkel, Tom Fadden, Jack Carson, Billy Gilbert
Contributors: Joe Pasternak, Felix Jackson, Henry Myers, Gertrude Purcell, Frank Skinner, Hal Mohr
Studio: Criterion Collection
Genre: Western
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 18 May 2020
Originally Issued: 1939
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (PG) Parental Guidance.
Run Time: 94 minutes

Description

James Stewart stars in this classic Western from director George Marshall. The son of a famous lawman, young Tom Destry (Stewart) is considered something of a joke when he takes up the position of deputy in the lawless town of Bottle Neck. Destry refuses to carry a gun and prefers a glass of milk to alcohol, which hardly makes him a match for gunslinging saloon owner Kent (Brian Donlevy), the real power behind the town.

However, with the aid of drunken sheriff Dimmsdale (Charles Winninger), the soft-spoken Destry sets about cleaning up Bottle Neck in his own inimitable manner, winning the admiration of Kent's singer girlfriend, Frenchy (Marlene Dietrich), along the way.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interviews: Imogen Sara Smith (critic), Donald Dewey (author)