Destry Rides Again helped launch Jimmy Stewart’s career and made Marlene Dietrich an American icon. Harry Destry was a fighter who never lost a battle. But after six years in jail for a robbery he didn’t commit, he comes back a changed man.
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"Destry has spent six years in jail for a robbery he didn't commit. Now, in plotting his revenge, he returns to town to rid himself of those who served on the jury. But death is too good for them. He has other plans. Wonderful and witty."
— Rae (4 out of 5 stars)
" A great story about discipline, justice, and fear. "
— Dave, 4/12/2011" A simple, fun straight-forward Western with good guy running into trouble but in the end comes out ahead and wins his girl. This one was the start of Jimmy Stewart's career. Thanks, Tina and Harlan for sending it along to me! "
— bert-bobbi, 8/11/2007" A great story about discipline, justice, and fear. "
— Dave, 3/30/2007Max Brand® (1892–1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. Orphaned at an early age, he studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He became one of the most prolific writers of our time but abandoned writing at age fifty-one to become a war correspondent in World War II, where he was killed while serving in Italy.