Destry

Genre: western

Year Published: 1954

Creator: George Marshall

Credits: Cast: Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard

Description: The sheriff of a small western town dies of a 'heart attack' (actually shot in the back) and the crooked mayor, The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers (Edgar Buchanan), and leading crook Phil Decker (Lyle Bettger) appoint the town drunk, Reginald T. "Rags" Barnaby, as the new sheriff, believing that he will be easily controlled by them. Rags announces he is giving up drinking and refuses to accept Decker as his new deputy, telling them that he has someone else in mind. Tom Destry (Audie Murphy) arrives on the stageco

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