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The Vintage Years of Hollywood: Destry Rides Again

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

1939: the comedy Western Destry Rides Again starring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich
with Brian Donlevy, Charles Winniger, Mischa Auer
A Joe Pasternak production

When the new sheriff arrives in town with a parasol and is discovered drinking milk in the saloon without guns, the bad men of Bottle Neck draw the obvious conclusions, but Frenchy - the saloon singer - realises he is made of sterner stuff.

Contributors

Production:
Joe Pasternak
Based on the novel by:
Max Brand
Original screenplay:
Felix Jackson
Original screenplay:
Gertrude Purcell
Original screenplay:
Henry Myers
Director:
George Marshall
Thomas Jefferson Destry:
James Stewart
Frenchy:
Marlene Dietrich
Wash Dinsdale:
Charles Winniger
Boris Callahan:
Mischa Auer
Kent:
Brian Donlevy
Janice Tyndall:
Irene Hervey
Lilly Belle Cattahan:
Una Merkel
Gyp Watson:
Allan Jenkins
Bugs Watson:
Warren Hymer
Loupgeron:
Billy Gilbert
Jack Tyndall:
Jack Carson
Source: Radio Times

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