According to her grandson Peter Riva interviewed for the Icons Radio Hour, Marlene Dietrich's fight scene was unchoreographed. She and Una Merkel agreed to do it impromptu with the only rule being no closed fists. They used feet, pulled hair, and Marlene had bruises for weeks afterwards. but the director got everything in one take.
Tom Destry Jr.:
Big bee - about that big - right on the back of your neck. I got him, though.
Bugs Watson:
Thanks.
Destry is shooting the knobs off of a sign to show his expert marksmanship and his knowledge of how to handle pistols. Before he shoots the last knob off the sign the Colt pistol he is using goes off prematurely and shoots into the air. Therefore, he could not have shot the last knob off the sign.
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