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WesternComedy

Along Came Jones

- IT'S THE WEST AT ITS BEST! WITH ROOTIN'...TOOTIN'...SHOOTIN' COOPER!

An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it would be best to leave town, until he meets the gunman's girlfriend.

Release Date : 1945-07-19

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : International Pictures (I)

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gary Cooper

Character Name : Melody Jones

Original Name : Gary Cooper

Gender : Male

Loretta Young

Character Name : Cherry de Longpre

Original Name : Loretta Young

Gender : Female

William Demarest

Character Name : George Fury

Original Name : William Demarest

Gender : Male

Dan Duryea

Character Name : Monte Jarrad

Original Name : Dan Duryea

Gender : Male

Frank Sully

Character Name : Avery de Longpre

Original Name : Frank Sully

Gender : Male

Don Costello

Character Name : Leo Gledhill

Original Name : Don Costello

Gender : Male

Walter Sande

Character Name : Ira Waggoner

Original Name : Walter Sande

Gender : Male

Russell Simpson

Character Name : Pop de Longpre

Original Name : Russell Simpson

Gender : Male

Arthur Loft

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Arthur Loft

Gender : Male

Willard Robertson

Character Name : Luke Packard

Original Name : Willard Robertson

Gender : Male

Ray Teal

Character Name : Kriendler

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Lane Chandler

Character Name : Boone

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Ernie Adams

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernie Adams

Gender : Male

Erville Alderson

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Erville Alderson

Gender : Male

Silver Tip Baker

Character Name : Poker Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Silver Tip Baker

Gender : Male

Jack Baxley

Character Name : Rancher on Street (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Baxley

Gender : Male

Hank Bell

Character Name : Posse Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Bell

Gender : Male

Paul E. Burns

Character Name : Small Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul E. Burns

Gender : Male

Horace B. Carpenter

Character Name : Old Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Horace B. Carpenter

Gender : Male

Tommy Coats

Character Name : Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Coats

Gender : Male

Frank Cordell

Character Name : Stagecoach Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Cordell

Gender : Male

Lew Davis

Character Name : Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Lew Davis

Gender : Male

Ralph Dunn

Character Name : Cotton (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Dunn

Gender : Male

Frank Ellis

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Ellis

Gender : Male

Billy Engle

Character Name : Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Engle

Gender : Male

Art Fowler

Character Name : Barfly Staring at Melody (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Fowler

Gender : Male

Clem Fuller

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Clem Fuller

Gender : Male

Frank Hagney

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Hagney

Gender : Male

Tom Herbert

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Herbert

Gender : Male

Herbert Heywood

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Heywood

Gender : Male

Bob Kortman

Character Name : Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Kortman

Gender : Male

Ralph Littlefield

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Littlefield

Gender : Male

Emmett Lynn

Character Name : Bearded Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmett Lynn

Gender : Male

Cactus Mack

Character Name : Tall Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Cactus Mack

Gender : Male

Chris-Pin Martin

Character Name : Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris-Pin Martin

Gender : Male

Frank McCarroll

Character Name : Posse Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank McCarroll

Gender : Male

John Merton

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : John Merton

Gender : Male

Douglas Morrow

Character Name : Rifleman (uncredited)

Original Name : Douglas Morrow

Gender : Male

Charles Morton

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Morton

Gender : Male

Artie Ortego

Character Name : Sleeping Mexican (uncredited)

Original Name : Artie Ortego

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Jailkeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Ed Randolph

Character Name : Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Randolph

Gender : Male

Tony Roux

Character Name : Old Mexican (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Roux

Gender : Male

Paul Sutton

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Sutton

Gender : Male

Lane Watson

Character Name : Town Character (uncredited)

Original Name : Lane Watson

Gender : Male

Chalky Williams

Character Name : Posse Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Chalky Williams

Gender : Male

Henry Wills

Character Name : Cowhand in Saloon (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Wills

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Like I told your friend, never turn your back on anything... especially a girl! Along Came Jones is directed by Stuart Heisler and adapted to screenplay by Nunnally Johnson from the Alan Le May novel The Useless Cowboy. It stars Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, Dan Duryea and William Demarest. Music is by Arthur Lange and cinematography by Milton R. Krasner. Mild mannered Melody Jones (Cooper) and his friend George Fury (Demarest) wander into the town of Payneville. Because of the saddle on his horse having the initials M J, Jones is mistaken for being wanted outlaw Monte Jarrad (Duryea), something which brings him into conflict with the townsfolk - and Jarrad himself! Monte Jarrad. Tall and skinny, mean tempered and extra fast with a gun - travels with half-wit uncle called Uncle Roscoe something. Cooper for the first time enters the realm of producer and delivers a sly spoof of the Western genre that served him so well. Cooper as Jones is happy to laugh at himself, portraying him as an amiable buffoon. Initially it's not easy to accept such a laconic and mighty presence as being such a character, but Cooper quickly draws you in. Cooper is aided by professional turns from Young, Duryea and Demarest, who in turn get a sprightly script of fun dialogue to work from - which in a film of much chatter is crucial to make it work. Elsewhere, what action scenes are forthcoming are moderately staged and Krasner's black and white photography is gorgeous in print form, but the locales and set designs just sort of sit there waiting to be elevated. The budget restriction in place is annoying, where we should have sweep and out of studio airiness, we instead have cheap tricks and crude back projection, this cast deserves better production value. Plotting is also thin and formulaic, the screenplay and Heisler's direction playing safe and not doing justice to the satirical beats trying to be heard. It's fun and charming enough to be worth time spent on viewing, and Cooper and co are good company, but it should have been better and had better care afforded it from a technical standpoint. 6/10