Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

mark.waltz Itself a remake, this is a practically perfect comic western (with serious overtones) about a new way for proclaiming peace in a violent town that has rebelled against law and order for decades. They are so determined to keep this part of the wild west that the town judge declares the town drunk (Charles Winninger) the new sheriff. But much to their surprise, Winninger instantly sobers up, and determined to honor the memory of the late Sheriff Tom Destry (whom he was a sober deputy under), Winninger brings his son (James Stewart) to town.There's more than just unruly drunks in this town, there's also the dishonest judge (Samuel S. Hinds), ruthless power-broker (Brian Donlevy) and the fiery saloon singer (Marlene Dietrich) who is involved in the corruption as much as Hinds and Donlevy. Buy being a woman, at least one of the classic Hollywood kind, she's also got heart, although you wouldn't know it from her floozy image.There's a classic cat-fight between Dietrich and the equally hot tempered leader of society (Una Merkel) who gives as much as the hot tempered Dietrich when she confronts her over demanding husband Mischa Auer's pants in exchange for his pants. Dietrich fights back when Stewart dumps water on the two fighting felines, preferring other props over guns. Stewart's entrance off the stagecoach, complete with parasol and birdcage, isn't what you'd expect of a law enforcement officer, but he has some surprises up his sleeve.Dietrich has three musical numbers written by a young Frank Loesser. The most famous of course, is "See What the Boys in the Backroom Will Have" (which she would perform in concerts for decades), although "You've Got That Look" is memorable as well. This was later a successful Broadway musical with Andy Griffith, although Harold Rome wrote the music, not Loesser.This has a great supporting cast including Allen Jenkins as accused killer Gyp Watson, Jack Carson as an honest farmer who stands up to corrupt protection racketeers, Billy Gilbert as the bartender, Lillian Yarbo as Dietrich's maid, and Irene Hervey as Carson's fiancée. Everything in this is picture perfect, and while "Blazing Saddles" was not an official remake, there's enough in common to compare the two. This has one of the great endings in movies, and considering the year it came out in (Hollywood's greatest year), that is quite a compliment.

gavin6942 Kent, the unscrupulous boss of Bottleneck has Sheriff Keogh killed when he asks one too many questions about a rigged poker game that gives Kent a stranglehold over the local cattle rangers. The mayor, who is in cahoots with Kent appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale, as the new sheriff assuming that he'll be easy to control.The film was James Stewart's first western (he would not return to the genre until 1950, with "Broken Arrow" and "Winchester 73"), and was also notable for a ferocious cat-fight between Marlene Dietrich and Una Merkel, which apparently caused a mild censorship problem at the time of release. Stewart is strong here, and while good in any genre, he really seems at home in westerns.According to writer/director Peter Bogdanovich, Marlene Dietrich told him during an aircraft flight that she and James Stewart had an affair during shooting and that she became pregnant and had the baby surreptitiously aborted without telling Stewart. (This has nothing to do with the film itself, but what a juicy tidbit.) This is a great film in general, even if it has not aged as well as it maybe could have. I could not help but wonder while watching it if it was the inspirational for the "Andy Griffith Show" episode about the sheriff without a gun...

blanche-2 James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Brian Donlevy, Charles Winninger, Jack Carson, and Mischa Auer star in "Destry Rides Again," from that magic year of 1939. Directed by George Marshall, a good director from the silent era, it's the story of a corrupt town, Bottleneck, in the old west. One of its leaders, Kent (Donlevy) has the sheriff killed when he questions a rigged poker game that is giving Kent power over the local cattlemen. The mayor is in there with him. They appoint the town drunk, Dimsdale (Winninger), as the new sheriff, knowing they can control him.Dimsdale, however, was a deputy under Tom Destry, a great shot and a great lawman. Dimsdale contacts his son, Tom Jr. (Stewart) to become his deputy. Tom Jr. becomes a laughingstock when the town realizes that he doesn't carry a gun and doesn't believe in it.This film is important for several reasons: It revived the stalled career of Marlene Dietrich, who does a great job as Frenchy, the saloon girl who, despite being Kent's girl, falls for Destry. In one of the first scenes, she gets into a hilarious fight with Lily Belle (Una Merkel), which was improvised by the actresses and done in one take. Frenchy of course was the inspiration for the Madeline Kahn character in "Blazing Saddles." The other reason is, it's James Stewart's first western, and he went on to do many. Third, it was made into a Broadway musical starring Andy Griffith and had a good run on Broadway.Dietrich sings "See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have," "You've Got that Look," and "Little Joe, the Wrangler," and she's fantastic.Stewart, who took this role after Gary Cooper turned it down, is both sweet and sexy, with a gentle voice and manner that belies his lawman status.Very good film with a downbeat ending that is quite touching and really adds to the movie.

Spondonman Utterly brilliant! I first saw this film over 40 years ago – it appealed to me then and again just now. I must know every line and backwards too I've seen it so often. It's almost perfect as a motion picture: non stop action and comedy, witty dialogue and good acting from a marvellous cast, great production even down to perfect lighting throughout, memorable scenes galore. More happens in any 2 minutes than in the entirety of some modern films – it's a masterclass of intelligent middlebrow entertainment.Bottleneck is a wide open town run by a rather cartoony collection of baddies led by Brian Donlevy – the sheriff has to suddenly leave and Washington Dimsdale the town drunk is promoted to the job. He has an inspiration to recruit his old friend's son Tom Destry played by James Stewart to the role of deputy to clean up the town – but is mortified when Destry arrives in town gunless carrying a birdcage and "parrysol" looking most ineffectual. As with most first impressions it doesn't last long. Favourite bits out of so many: Destry's arrival; handling guns non-promiscuously to the townsfolks enlightenment; the saloon catfight between the real boss of Bottleneck Marlene Dietrich and Una Merkel; Dietrich's main songs – See What The Boys In The Backroom Will Have was the big hit but I always preferred You've Got That Look; Jack Carson making a crack and getting a swift crack on the jaw by Stewart; Wash's death almost traumatised me when young, it's still a powerful scene – Stewart was always fabulous in reacting to misfortune; the kids singing Little Joe after the mayhem – I wondered whether Peckinpah made a note of it; even Mischa Auer's slapstick antics never overstayed their welcome.It's 90 minutes short – I wish it had been double. I haven't a clue if it could be called one of the cleverest or most meaningful films ever made (after all, as usual with everything it has dated since it was made) but it is one of my top 10 favourite films of all time, it's sheer poetry in motion.