Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again1939

Stars: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger
Genre: Comedy, Western
Rating: APPROVED
Runtime: 94 minutes

Marlene Dietrich purrs through sexy songs, and Jimmy Stewart succumbs to her sultry, androgynous ways in this seminal Western with more than a touch of comedy. He plays your average nice guy who turns out to have something special up his sleeve when… more »



Wash:
What in tarnation do you believe in?

Destry:
Law and order.

Wash:
Without guns?

Destry:
Without 'em!

Wash:
Well, if that don't beat all, let go. Oh Tom, the reason they made me sheriff here is because I was the town drunk. They wanted someone they could kick around, someone who wouldn't ask questions. But I was aimin' to fool 'em, do things right, sendin' for you. And now, you fooled me.

Destry:
Well, you will fool 'em, Wash. We'll fool 'em together.

Wash:
The only way to do that is fill 'em full of lead.

Destry:
No, no, no, what for? You shoot it out with 'em and for some reason or other, I don't know why, they get to look like heroes. But you put 'em behind bars and they look little and cheap, the way they oughta look. And that serves as a warnin' for the rest of 'em to keep away.

Wash:
Oh that won't work here in Bottleneck. You go on home and I'll go back to bein' the town drunk. That's all I'm good for.

Destry:
Now you're not goin' back to bein' the town drunk and I'm gonna stay here and do this job I come for. My pa did it the old way and I'm gonna do it a new way. And if I don't prove to you that I'm right, I'll get out of town quick enough, don't worry. But first you got to give me a chance, Wash. You've got to give me a chance on this thing...Now come on, come on, swear me in, Sheriff.

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