This version of " Destry Rides Again" is not to be confused with the 1939 James Stewart/Marlene Dietrich version of the same name or the 1954 Audie Murphy "Destry". This one marked Tom Mix return to the screen after a three year absence and was his first sound feature. In this feature Tom Mix plays the father of the James Stewart and Audie Murphy characters and packs his two guns.
Tom hadn't lost any of his showmanship and could still do the "hard ridin" sequences with the best of them and handle the fight scenes with his usual aplomb.
Tom Destry is in a partnership with Brent (Earle Foxe) in a stage line. He foils a holdup unknowingly perpetrated by his partner. Brent feels that Destry will spoil his plans and plans to implicate him in an attempted murder. In a scuffle with one of Brent's men, the man is shot and when the men are shown as being unarmed, Destry is charged with attempted murder.He is convicted and sentenced to prison swearing that he will come back on the four so called witnesses when he is released. Destry's girl Sally Dangerfield (Claudia Dell) stands by him and believes in his innocence.
As luck would have it, Destry is granted a pardon and returns feigning a raspy cough and a peace loving attitude. This is of course, a ruse to draw out the four witnesses out of hiding. Destry draws the four into the saloon and turns on them fighting with all in attempt to learn who framed him. Meanwhile Brent, who also has eyes for Sally conspires with Sheriff Wendell (Stanley Fields) to stop Destry.
When Destry corners the sheriff at the Dangerfield ranch, the sheriff is shot from ambush just as he is about to reveal the name of the man who framed him. Later, Tom tracks down the four "witnesses". One is killed in a gunfight with Tom. Another is forced to reveal that Brent was the villain. Tom goes to town and confronts Brent and...........................................................
Even though Mix was getting along in years, he proved that he could still handle the action scenes. This was the first os a series of films released during the 1932-33 season after which he retired except for a 1935 serial.
Tony "The Wonder Horse" was along for the ride performing a few ticks for the children in the opening sequence. And unheard of for a "B" western hero, Mix gets to kiss the girl a couple of times too.
Tom hadn't lost any of his showmanship and could still do the "hard ridin" sequences with the best of them and handle the fight scenes with his usual aplomb.
Tom Destry is in a partnership with Brent (Earle Foxe) in a stage line. He foils a holdup unknowingly perpetrated by his partner. Brent feels that Destry will spoil his plans and plans to implicate him in an attempted murder. In a scuffle with one of Brent's men, the man is shot and when the men are shown as being unarmed, Destry is charged with attempted murder.He is convicted and sentenced to prison swearing that he will come back on the four so called witnesses when he is released. Destry's girl Sally Dangerfield (Claudia Dell) stands by him and believes in his innocence.
As luck would have it, Destry is granted a pardon and returns feigning a raspy cough and a peace loving attitude. This is of course, a ruse to draw out the four witnesses out of hiding. Destry draws the four into the saloon and turns on them fighting with all in attempt to learn who framed him. Meanwhile Brent, who also has eyes for Sally conspires with Sheriff Wendell (Stanley Fields) to stop Destry.
When Destry corners the sheriff at the Dangerfield ranch, the sheriff is shot from ambush just as he is about to reveal the name of the man who framed him. Later, Tom tracks down the four "witnesses". One is killed in a gunfight with Tom. Another is forced to reveal that Brent was the villain. Tom goes to town and confronts Brent and...........................................................
Even though Mix was getting along in years, he proved that he could still handle the action scenes. This was the first os a series of films released during the 1932-33 season after which he retired except for a 1935 serial.
Tony "The Wonder Horse" was along for the ride performing a few ticks for the children in the opening sequence. And unheard of for a "B" western hero, Mix gets to kiss the girl a couple of times too.