Summary
Western starring Audie Murphy. An unarmed lawman's attempts to bring order to a chaotic town attract the attention of the local saloon's high-spirited singer.
Western starring Audie Murphy. An unarmed lawman's attempts to bring order to a chaotic town attract the attention of the local saloon's high-spirited singer.
This is good fun, especially for fans of baby-faced Audie Murphy and lovers of Universal westerns of the 1950s, until you realise that it's a remake of the superb James Stewart/Marlene Dietrich film Destry Rides Again, itself a reworking of an early Tom Mix classic. It isn't as good as those distinguished predecessors and shouldn't really be judged against them as it was made for a whole new generation of film-goers, despite being directed by the same man as the 1939 version, George Marshall. Murphy is actually ideal casting, although no Jimmy Stewart, but blonde sexpot Mari Blanchard just ain't Dietrich. Lyle Bettger makes a mean villain, though, and the highlight fight between Blanchard and straight-laced Mary Wickes is just as raunchy as anything that came before. There's also a not-very-good 1950 version called Frenchie.
role | name |
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Tom Destry | Audie Murphy |
Brandy | Mari Blanchard |
Decker | Lyle Bettger |
Martha Phillips | Lori Nelson |
Rags Barnaby | Thomas Mitchell |
Mayor Hirim Sellers | Edgar Buchanan |
Doc Curtis | Wallace Ford |
Bessie Mae Curtis | Mary Wickes |
Jack Larson | Alan Hale Jr |
Eli Skinner | Lee Aaker |
role | name |
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Director | George Marshall |