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Frenchie

1950, Movie, NR, 80 mins

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For some reason Universal decided to rework the Marlene Dietrich-Jimmy Stewart oater classic DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939) and came up with this lame imitation starring Winters in the Dietrich role and McCrea filling in for Stewart. The result is a flat western that sees Winters as a New Orleans gambling house madame returning to her home town of Bottleneck to avenge the murder of her father. McCrea is the town sheriff she falls for--without abandoning her plot for vengeance. Sh... read more leave a comment
Year: 1950
Rated NR

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Cast
Joel McCrea: Tom Banning
Shelley Winters: Frenchie Fontaine
Paul Kelly: Pete Lambert
Elsa Lanchester: Countess
Marie Windsor: Diane
John Russell: Lance Cole

 

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