Dishonest mayor Hiram J. Sellers (Edgar Buchanan) and powerful criminal Phil Decker (Lyle Bettger) dominate a small western town. But when the town's sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances, Tom Destry (Audie Murphy), son of a famed gunman, is called in to put an end to the corruption. Destry surprises the townsfolk, however, by preaching pacifism -- until he begins investigating the death of the previous sheriff and realizes that his words may not be enough.

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Destry (1954)

Western · 12/1/1954

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From the roaring , raucous, rowdy pages of the best-loved legend of the West!

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Dishonest mayor Hiram J. Sellers (Edgar Buchanan) and powerful criminal Phil Decker (Lyle Bettger) dominate a small western town. But when the town's sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances, Tom Destry (Audie Murphy), son of a famed gunman, is called in to put an end to the corruption. Destry surprises the townsfolk, however, by preaching pacifism -- until he begins investigating the death of the previous sheriff and realizes that his words may not be enough.

Status

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Cast
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Oscar Blank

Townsman (uncredited)
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John Barton

Barfly (uncredited)
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Sam Bagley

Townsman (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon

Townsman (uncredited)
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Wag Blesing

Townsman (uncredited)
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Lucille La Marr

Dancer (uncredited)
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Anne Cornwall

Townswoman (uncredited)
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Richard Reeves

Mac
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George Wallace

Curly
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Alan Hale Jr.

Jack Larson
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Mary Wickes

Bessie Mae Curtis
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Dale Logue

Dancer (uncredited)
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Wallace Ford

Doc Curtis
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Edgar Buchanan

Mayor Sellers
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Thomas Mitchell

Rags Barnaby
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Frank Cordell

Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
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Bing Conley

Townsman (uncredited)
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Heinie Conklin

Barfly (uncredited)
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John Conde

Townsman (uncredited)
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Fred Carson

Barfly (uncredited)
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Nora Bush

Townswoman (uncredited)
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Fred Weller

Townsman (uncredited)
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Henry Wills

Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough

Townsman (uncredited)
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Trevor Bardette

Sheriff Joseph Bailey
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Bob Perry

Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
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Mabel Forrest

Townswoman (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon

Townsman (uncredited)
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Arvo Ojala

Townsman (uncredited)
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Billy Engle

Townsman (uncredited)
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Buddy Van Horn

Townsman (uncredited)
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Ethan Laidlaw

Barfly (uncredited)
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Frank Richards

Dummy
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Frances Osborne

Miss Sweetland (uncredited)
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Geraldine Farnum

Dancer (uncredited)
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Clyde McLeod

Townsman (uncredited)
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Stanley Blystone

Townsman (uncredited)
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Jerry Brown

Barfly (uncredited)
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Bob Burns

Barfly (uncredited)
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Forest Burns

Townsman (uncredited)
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Billy Bletcher

Townsman (uncredited)
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Audie Murphy

Tom Destry
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Rex Lease

Townsman (uncredited)
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Charles Perry

Barfly (uncredited)
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John Doucette

Cowhand
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Ralph Peters

Bartender
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Franklyn Farnum

Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
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Wayne Burson

Townsman (uncredited)
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Lyle Bettger

Decker
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Emile Avery

Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Tornek

Barfly (uncredited)
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Sailor Vincent

Barfly (uncredited)
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Marcoreta Hellman

Townswoman (uncredited)
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Jimmy Hawkins

Boy (uncredited)
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Harry Harris

Townsman (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton

Barfly (uncredited)
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Kit Guard

Barfly (uncredited)
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Peggy Gordon

Dancer (uncredited)
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Mari Blanchard

Brandy
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Lori Nelson

Martha Phillips
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Anthony Lawrence

Professor (as Mitchell Lawrence)
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Ann Kunde

Townswoman (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr

Barfly (uncredited)
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Jack Kenny

Townsman (uncredited)
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George Huggins

Townsman (uncredited)
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Don House

Townsman (uncredited)
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Edna Ryan

Dancer (uncredited)
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Harry Hines

Miner (uncredited)
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Frank Mills

Barfly (uncredited)
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Phil Bloom

Townsman (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien

Bartender (uncredited)
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Jack Mower

Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
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Charles Morton

Barfly (uncredited)
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Bob Terhune

Barfly (uncredited)
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Larri Thomas

Dancer (uncredited)
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Tex Driscoll

Barfly (uncredited)
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Joe Phillips

Townsman (uncredited)
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Jean Mahoney

Dancer (uncredited)
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David Ledner

Townsman (uncredited)
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Harry Tenbrook

Barfly (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan

Barfly (uncredited)
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Ray Spiker

Barfly (uncredited)
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Cap Somers

Barfly (uncredited)
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Lee Aaker

Eli Skinner
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Herb Golden

Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Davidson

Townsman (uncredited)
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Walter Baldwin

Henry Skinner
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Monte Montague

Townsman (uncredited)
Crew
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Felix Jackson

Writer
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Max Brand

Writer
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D.D. Beauchamp

Writer
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Edmund H. North

Writer
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George Marshall

Director
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