Frenchie (1950) DVD-R

Starring Joel McCrea, Shelley Winters, Paul Kelly, Elsa Lanchester, Marie
Windsor, John Russell, John Emery, George Cleveland, Regis Toomey
Directed by Louis King

Print: color
Runtime: 81 min.
Genre: western
Print quality: A

 

Though the title role of Frenchie goes to Shelley Winters, top billing in
this period actioner is bestowed upon Joel McCrea as sheriff Tom
Banning. Hoping to find her father's murderers, New Orleans
gambling-house proprietress Frenchie Fontaine (Shelley Winters) sets up
shop in the Wild West. With the help of sheriff Banning, Frenchie is able
to locate one of the two killers. But after tracking down the second
culprit, Banning finds himself facing a murder charge. Though it isn't
readily obvious, Frenchie is actually a reworking of 1939's Destry Rides
Again, with Joel McCrea and Shelley Winters playing variations of the
characters originally essayed by James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.