Jimmy Stewart & Marlene Dietrich - Destry Rides Again (1939)
Famous "cat fight" scene between Marlena Dietrich & Una Merkel, and Marlena Dietrich sings, "See What The Boys In The Backroom ...
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Tom Destry (James Stewart), son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn't believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ...
Destry Rides Again
Among the most entertaining of non-”auteur” star vehicles——made at a time when stars often were not only good actors but unique personalities as well——is the first pairing of America’s innocent James Stewart (as he was always billed in pictures, never Jimmy) and Europe’s worldly Marlene Dietrich, out in the Wild West of 1939’s Destry Rides Again ( available on DVD ).
The picture is a perfect example of what made the old studio star system in its heyday work so well: Both stars’ parts are expertly styled for what these actors can do best, and because their innate personas have such appeal and scope, the characters achieve an added dimension of mythic size which could never be attained with just good actors.
It was Stewart’s first of about two dozen Westerns——he rivaled only John Wayne for hit cowboy pictures throughout the ‘50s and early ‘60s (Wayne’s first
Destry Rides Again 1939 - Bookshelf
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A wonderful life, the films and career of James Stewart DESTRY RIDES AGAIN UNIVERSAL, 1939 Produced by Joseph Pasternak; Directed by George Marshall; Written by Felix Jackson, Gertrude Purcell and Henry Myers, ... |
Destry Rides Again 1939 - News
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May calendar Free admission; wine tasting and food costs apply. (503) 393-3232, www.schreinersgardens.com. “Destry Rides Again”: 1939 film starring James Stewart, 7 to 9 pm, Historic Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. SE. $5. (503) 375-3574, www.elsinoretheatre.com. |
Honderd jaar Universal in twintig mijlpalen
Universal was ook verantwoordelijk voor de eerste western van publiekslieveling James Stewart, 'Destry Rides Again'(1939). Om te besparen focuste de studio op low-budget producties en gingen ze voor hun sterren ook geregeld leentje-buur spelen bij de
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