Destry (TV series)

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Destry
Format	Western
Starring	John Gavin
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Picture format	Black and white (1964)
Original run	February 14, 1964 – May 8, 1964
External links
IMDb profile

Destry was a Western television series starring John Gavin that aired on the ABC television network from February 14, 1964 until May 8, 1964. Destry was based on the classic James Stewart Western, Destry Rides Again, and a subsequent remake, Destry, starring Audie Murphy.

In the original films, the main character was Tom Destry, a Western lawman who was a crack shot, but who preferred non-violent solutions to problems with outlaws. In the television series, Gavin played Harrison Destry, son of Tom, who had himself been a lawman until he was framed for a crime and sent to prison. The show followed Harrison Destry upon his release from prison as he wandered the West looking for the people that framed him. Just like the feature films, many comedic situations arose because Destry went to great lengths to avoid violence even though he was always running into trouble.

Destry never caught on with television, especially since the popularity of the Western genre had begun to wane, and the series only lasted 13 episodes.

[edit] References

McNeil, Alex. Total Television (1996). New York: Penguin Books ISBN 0-140-24916-8
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle. "The Complete Directory To Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present' (1999). New York: Ballantine Books ISBN 0-345-42923-0