- Destry Rides Again is a 1939 western musical comedy starring Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. It spoofs the western genre and was both a critical and financial success. - The story is set in the corrupt town of Bottle Neck, Nevada. Jimmy Stewart plays Tom Destry Jr., who appears out of place as a skinny pacifist sheriff. - Marlene Dietrich plays Frenchy, a con artist who uses her sexuality to steal from men in town. Her character drinks, fights and hides money in her bodice, challenging norms for women in films at the time. - Director George Marshall knew Frenchy was a groundbreaking female character as both promiscuous and a hero.