Synopsis
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic81/100
205 audience votes
Key crew
- Gertrude PurcellScreenplay
- Henry MyersScreenplay
- Felix JacksonScreenplay
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- George MarshallDirector
Cast
- James StewartTom Destry Jr.
- Marlene DietrichFrenchy
- Mischa AuerBoris
- Charles WinningerWashington Dimsdale
- Brian DonlevyKent
- Allen JenkinsGyp Watson
- Warren HymerBugs Watson
- Irene HerveyJanice Tyndall
- Una MerkelLily Belle
- Billy GilbertLoupgerou
- Samuel S. HindsJudge Slade
- Jack CarsonJack Tyndall
Stills
Themes
deputyblack and whitelawman playful