Destry Rides Again

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1939. Vintage publicity photograph of Marlene Dietrich from the 1939 film, with two Universal Picture stamps on the verso, one crediting photographer Ray Jones and one noting actress Dietrich.

From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s.

Loosely based on the 1930 novel by Max Brand. Previously made in 1932, directed by Benjamin Stoloff, and starring Tom Mix and Claudia Dell. An outstanding comedic western, starring James Stewart as a gun-abhorring deputy who tries to use his wits to bring law and order to the town of Bottleneck. Starring Marlene Dietrich as the tough saloon singer Frenchy.

Shot on location in Kernville, California.

8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

National Film Registry. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942. Criterion Collection 1024.

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