To complement our talk on Marlene Dietrich, we present this classic comedy Western in a new 4K remaster. Deputy Sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottleneck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
The small town of Bottleneck is under the control of Kent (Brian Donlevy), a power-hungry boss who gets control over the local cattle ranchers by winning a rigged card game. When the local sheriff questions the legitimacy of the game, Kent has him killed and names the town drunk, Dimsdale (Charles Winninger), as sheriff. What Kent doesn't know is that Dimsdale knows legendary lawman Tom Destry, who in turn sends his daring son Tom Destry Jr. (James Stewart) to Bottleneck to save the day. Dietrich is Frenchy, the hardened, ever-scrapping saloon entertainer with a reckless sense of comedy. She sings, she dances, partakes in a free-for-all brawl and elevates this Western into a real gem. Stewart cuts quite the striking figure as the lanky, against-the-odds gunman shares a wonderful chemistry with Dietrich.
USA 1939 George Marshall 95m
