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Overview
Release Date:
1 December 1954 (USA) moreTagline:
From the roaring , raucous, rowdy pages of the best-loved legend of the West!Plot:
In the old West, a small frontier town is being controlled by ruthless mob boss Decker (Lyle Bettger) and his cronies... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
enjoyable enough moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Aug. 2 | 8:15 AM | AMC |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Audie Murphy | ... | Tom Destry | |
| Mari Blanchard | ... | Brandy | |
| Lyle Bettger | ... | Phil Decker | |
| Thomas Mitchell | ... | Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor | |
| Lori Nelson | ... | Martha Phillips | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Doc Curtis | |
| Mary Wickes | ... | Bessie Mae Curtis | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Jack Larson | |
| George Wallace | ... | Curly Adams | |
| Richard Reeves | ... | Mac | |
| Walter Baldwin | ... | Henry Skinner | |
| Lee Aaker | ... | Eli Skinner | |
| Mitchell Lawrence | ... | The Professor | |
| Frank Richards | ... | Dummy |
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Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #17121, General Audience) | Sweden:15 | UK:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Quotes:
Tom Destry: Folks, I hate to interrupt your fun, but I got something important to say to you. I just found out how Sheriff Bailey died.Phil Decker: I understood Bailey died of a heart attack.
Tom Destry: That seems to be the rumor around town. If he did die of a heart attack, that's because he heard a bullet coming at him.
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This movie will always suffer from comparisons to the original classic of 1939. Of course Audie Murphy is no James Stewart and I'm sure he never attempted to be. Honestly, what's the point of doing a remake if it only sets out to mimic the original actors? Surely we want to see something a little different, a little new and fresh! Audie brought his own easy-going, modest and likeable style to the role, playing Destry with his trademark understatement. Don't get me wrong, I love the original and I love James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich but it was brave to attempt a remake and, for the most part, this wasn't a bad attempt. We mustn't forget that Audie Murphy wasn't a natural actor, he was invited to Hollywood on the back of his military career and all American good looks. He got a lot of tough breaks and was seldom offered quality scripts or challenging roles as the industry had little faith in his ability as an actor, but he does a pretty good job here. And yes, he looks good in this one too!