A broadway musical version of the story, destry rides again, opened in new york at the imperial theater on april 23, 1959, and played 472 performances. Front row center 1996 compilation album fair warning. Id like to dedicate this weeks column to the late, glamorous stage and screen star dolores gray, who died june 26, 2002, at the age of 78. In the interim, the musical theater had changed greatly on both sides of the atlantic, so its not surprising that what used to be a show with lots of dancing girls, prostitutes, and cowboys was downsized. Destry rides again is a classic and yet another great movie to be released in 1939, the year the old hollywood studio system reached its apex.
Roland hanna roland hanna plays harold romes destry. Its just plain, good entertainment from an original story by felix jackson suggested by max brands novel, primed with action and laughs and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ladies from destry rides again sheet music in f major. Kent, the unscrupulous boss of bottleneck has sheriff keogh killed when he asks one too many questions about a rigged poker game that gives kent a stranglehold over the local cattle rangers. Destry rides again is based on the novel by max brand and the 1939 western movie starring marlene dietrich and james stewart. Destry rides again is a 1959 musical comedy with music and lyrics by harold rome and a book by. Max brand, the author of the source novel, is little remembered today, but in his era he was a prolific and popular. Destry rides again was first published in 1930, in a series of installments under the title twelve peers in frank blackwells western story magazine.
I chiefly love it for the characters and the humor. But what the mayor doesnt know is that dimsdale was a. It is based on the 1939 classic film of the same name. Imperial theatre, broadway 23 april, 1959 472 perfs.
Destry, young and reckless but no criminal, sat stunned as the judge pronounced him guilty. Buy a cheap copy of destry rides again book by max brand. Oct 16, 2010 dolores gray destry rides again toldes. It is the story of harrison destry s quest for revenge against the 12 jurors whose personal malice leads them to wrongfully convict him of robbery. The boy looks kind of sheepish, but ill bet hes got some backbone to him, just like his old man. Destry rides again, mr smith goes to washington, and the. Even the mix version bears little resemblance to the original pulpmagazine creation of harrison or harry destry in max brands serial twelve peers. Destry rides again, mr smith goes to washington, and the fall of the hollywood studio system thomas schatz cites the 1950s as the inevitable end of the hollywood film studio system, with the signs appearing as early as the height of the second world war 472.
Fair warning destry rides again free download as pdf file. A small western town is being overrun by gunslinging thugs who are the means by which its corrupt mayor and his compatriots one of whom is a jaded saloon singer played by marlene dietrich maintain power and. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wideopen town of. Harold romes score is given a muchneeded lift from the delicious dolores gray, who could sing out entries from the dictionary and steal your heart. But, you have to know that the book is not the same as the filmed version with jimmy stewart and marlene dietrich, nor the stage show with andy griffith. For the 1939 film of the same name starring marlene dietrich and james stewart, see destry rides again. Produced by david merrick, the show had a book by leonard gershe, music and lyrics by harold rome, and starred andy. The play is based on the 1939 classic film of the same name. The story of the deputy who tames a town without the aid of a gun is in turns sentimental, cynical, serious and hilarious. No pulp writer was more prolific than frederick faust, who wrote nearly 15 million words under the pen name of max brand and seventeen others. Original production directed and choreographed by michael kidd. Max brand, one of americas most popular and prolific novelists and author of such enduring works as destry rides again and the doctor kildare stories, died on the italian front in 1944. The book is much better than the movie destry rides again. Destry rides again is the musical version of the popular james stewartmarlene dietrich film of the same name.
The saloon is packed and frenchy performs a song fair warning. Made in 1939, the golden year of hollywood, destry rides again helped launch jimmy stewarts career and made marlene dietrich an american icon. An immensely entertaining comedy western, destry rides again is a prime example of how wonderful oldstyle hollywood films could be. Famed fighter harry destry comes back from jail a changed man. This is more like a louis lamour story, and as far as im concerned thats all that needs to be said. There arent a lot of surprises in the plot of destry rides again, but the plot isnt what makes me love this film. This article is about the 1932 movie destry rides again starring tom mix. Destry rides again harold rome the guide to musical theatre. Destry rides again is a 1959 musical comedy with music and lyrics by harold rome and a book by leonard gershe. Ballad of the gun bottleneck every once in a while fair warning hoopdedingle i hate him i know your. Hes surprised us all by bringing in as his deputy tom destry james stewart, son of the famous lawman who was shot in the back a few years ago. Tom destry james stewart, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesnt believe in gunplay. Destry rides again is a 1930 western novel by max brand.
The official universal studios entertainment facebook page. Eventually, of course, destry faces down kent, but not until a couple people he cares about have been killed on kents orders. For those that love gritty, manly westerns, you are sure to love this book. Destry rides again, rome, harold destry rides again. It is the story of harrison destrys quest for revenge against the 12 jurors whose personal malice leads them to wrongfully convict him of robbery. Destry refuses to and hints that he knows where the body is hidden. Destry is then confronted by kent, who tells destry to stop investigating keoghs disappearance. Destry rides again original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york. Destry rides again original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city apr 23, 1959 and played through jun 18, 1960. The title was changed for book publication to the now famous destry rides again again being somewhat misleading, as there was no prior story about destry. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in f major. Destry rides again rides a nice line between comedy and sentimental halfseriousness. Released by decca broadway in 1959 containing music from destry rides again 1959.
Yes, sir, if kent gives him any trouble we just might get to watch while destry rides again. Paperback, 208 pages published april 1st 1991 by pocket books first published 1930. Destry rides again the original cast album vinyl, lp, album album. Destry rides again 1939 directed by george marshall. It has been filmed, it has formed the basis of a stage musical, and it is considered one of the classics of the genre. The offhand murder of stewarts predecessor in the beginning lets us know that there might be some violent surprises to come, so when dietrich pulls that gun, she just might shoot somebody. To include a comma in your tag, surround the tag with double quotes. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises fair warning dolores gray destry rides again original cast recording. Destry rides again by max brand goodreads share book. Destry rides again by george marshall george marshall, james.
In its original incarnation, destry rides again is a serious melodrama of a quest for revenge, relieved by some humorous and highspirited scenes. Destry rides again soundtrack from 1959, composed by harold rome. In the original script, there was a scene in the movie showing marlene dietrich putting her winnings from a wild night of gambling below her dress neckline. Synopsis they make the fighting sinful west blaze into action before your eyes. Destry whispers to wash to follow gyp watson to see if he can lead them to the sheriffs body. The mayor, who is in cahoots with kent appoints the town drunk, washington dimsdale, as the new sheriff assuming that hell be easy to control. Andy griffith dolores gray destry rides again the original cast. The word again in the title refers to destrys renewed freedom to ride after being let out of prison, not to any previous story. A sheriff who would prefer not to shoot a gun is compelled to use one by a criminal on the loose in the viceridden western town hes sent to run, in harold rome and leonard gershes musical. Destry rides again was a huge critical and boxoffice success in 1939, a year that had many critical and boxoffice successes and that is often considered to have produced more great films than any other year of the 20th century. The show opened on broadway at the imperial theatre on february 23, 1959 and closed on.
The hero, harry destry, begins as an innocent who happens to be the selfappointed champion. It took destry rides again almost a quartercentury to get from broadway to london. It was republished, as a paperback, later that year under the title destry rides again. Tom destry is hired as the deputy sheriff of bottleneck in order to rid the town of kent and his gang. Patting her chest, she exclaims, theres gold in them thar hills. Provided to youtube by universal music group fair warning 1959 original broadway cast dolores gray destry rides again. For more information on the 2017 quarryworks season, or for information on upcoming. One of brands most famous works, it remained in print 70 years after its first publication. Roland hanna roland hanna plays harold romes destry rides. Destry rides again by max brand abebooks passion for books. The hero, harry destry, begins as an innocent who happens to be the selfappointed champion of the town of wham, a mythical texas hamlet.
Produced by david merrick, the show had a book by leonard gershe, music and lyrics by harold rome, and starred andy griffith as destry and dolores gray as frenchy. Print and download ladies sheet music from destry rides again. A nice collection of autographs from this musical based on the classic 1939 western. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
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