Destry Rides Again Audie Murphy Cast
Directed by george marshall.
Destry rides again audie murphy cast. After the local sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances decker arranges to have the town drunk appointed sheriff thinking he will be ineffectual. Murphy is far more intense and troubled than pre war stewart was and their comparision is probably the more interesting thing. Destry rides again 1939 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. George marshall remaking his own destry rides again with audie murphy stepping in for james stewart.
Destry rides again is a 1939 american western film directed by george marshall and starring marlene dietrich and james stewart. Destry is a 1954 american western film starring audie murphy mari blanchard lyle bettger and thomas mitchell. When tom arrives he isn t exactly the. But when the town s sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances tom destry son of a famed gunman is called in to put an end to the corruption.
But the new sheriff sends for tom destry son of a famous two fisted lawman to be his deputy. World war ii hero audie murphy assumes the role that western icon tom mix created in the 1932 black white version of universal studios destry rides again and that james stewart recreated later for director george marshall in the black white 1939 remake destry rides again as an easy going lawman that prefers to ask questions first and. Destry 1954 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. In the old west a small frontier town is being controlled by ruthless mob boss decker and his cronies.
Solid workman like work if lacking the early film inspiration and really missing what dietrich brought in to it. A small frontier town in the old west is being controlled by the ruthless cutthroat villian and mob boss named decker played by lyle bettger. A dishonest mayor and powerful criminal dominate a small western town. The third and as of 1998 final film version of max brand s destry rides again this 1954 audie murphy vehicle owes more to the 1939 jimmy stewart version than it does to the brand original.
The supporting cast includes mischa auer charles winninger brian donlevy allen jenkins irene hervey billy gilbert bill cody jr lillian yarbo and una merkel although the title comes from max brand s popular novel which inspired the earlier screenplay with.