James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich

Destry Rides Again is a 1939 western film directed by George Marshall, starring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey and Una Merkel. This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... George C. Marshall For the Olympic athlete, see George Marshall (athlete). ... Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mischa Auer (17 November 1905 in St. ... Donlevy (right) with costar Ella Raines in Impact (1950) Brian Donlevy (born Waldo Bruce Donlevy on February 9, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; died April 6, 1972 in Woodland Hills, California, USA) was an American actor, known for many film roles from the 1930s through to the 1960s. ... Allen Jenkins (April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974), originally Alfred McGonegal, was a character actor born on Staten Island, New York. ... Irene Hervey (July 11, 1910 - December 20, 1998) was an American actress. ... Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American film actress. ...

Stewart plays the pacifist son of a town's beloved former sheriff Tom Destry. When the new sheriff is murdered for refusing to look the other way during a rigged poker game, the younger Destry takes up his father's star and must choose between his principles of nonviolence and the need for force to enforce the law. Pacifism is opposition to war. ...

In the film, the conventions already long established in the genre are challenged and turned to comic effect: instead of the men saving the day through gunfights, you have women saving the men. You still have a bar-fight, but its a woman's catfight. You still have gambling with high stakes, but instead of someone losing a farm, you have him losing his pants.

The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

A western with a very similar plot and similar comic effects is Michael Curtiz's Dodge City. Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a film director, whose films include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, and White Christmas. ... Dodge City is a western movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. ...