Destry rides again

Author

George Marshall

Call Number

• BLU-RAY ACTION (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Brian Donlevy, Charles Winninger, Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey, Una Merkel, Billy Gilbert, Allen Jenkins, Warren Hymer, Jack Carson.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2020]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (94 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (illustrations ; 17 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart ride high in this comedic western, both a boisterous spoof and a shining example of the genre it is having fun with. As the brawling, rough-and-tumble saloon singer Frenchy, Dietrich shed her exotic love-goddess image and launched a triumphant career comeback, while Stewart cemented his amiable everyman persona, in his first of many westerns, with a charming turn as a gun-abhorring deputy sheriff who uses his wits to bring law and order to the frontier town of Bottleneck. A sparkling script, a supporting cast of virtuoso character actors, and rollicking musical numbers--delivered with unmatched bravado by the magnetic Dietrich--come together to create an irresistible, oft-imitated marvel of studio-era craftsmanship."--Container.

Notes

Based on the novel by Max Brand.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration by Universal Pictures in collaboration with The Film Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; new interview with critic Imogen Sara Smith ; new interview with David Dewey, author of James Stewart: a biography ; illustrated audio excerpts from a 1973 oral-history interview with director George Marshall, conducted by the American Film Institute ; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1945, featuring actors James Stewart and Joan Blondel.