Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
- Awards
- 1 win
Storyline
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- TriviaAccording to her grandson Peter Riva, who was interviewed for the Icons Radio Hour, Marlene Dietrich's fight scene was unchoreographed. She and Una Merkel agreed to do it impromptu with the only rule being no closed fists. They used feet, pulled hair, and Marlene had bruises for weeks afterwards, but the director got everything in one take.
- GoofsTom Destry (James Stewart) makes the typical movie actor mistake of shooting his pistol at something by jerking the pistol and firing the gun at the target at the same time. In reality, if a shooter did that he would be moving the pistol off line and would miss every time, because the motion of the hand would impart a vector onto the bullet that would make it miss. Also, shooting that way is incredibly inaccurate. A real shooter would level the pistol at the target and then pull the trigger. Audie Murphy, a trained marksman, shot his pistols correctly in the remake Destry (1954).
- Quotes
Tom Destry Jr.: Oh, I think I'll stick around. Y'know, I had a friend once used to collect postage stamps. He always said the one good thing about a postage stamp: it always sticks to one thing 'til it gets there, y'know? I'm sorta like that too.
- SoundtracksSee What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have
(1939) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Music by Friedrich Hollaender
Sung by Marlene Dietrich
Featured review
This movie is basically a good movie made very good by James Stewart. Most impressive is that it was made in 1939. The movie has a cast of characters that are very believable in their roles. The humor is ahead of its time. I am not quite sure why I loved this movie so much, but if you want to know why everyone seems to love Stewart's films, just watch this one! Western movie buffs must-see this movie ]
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $345,000
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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