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Director:
Writers:
Nunnally Johnson (written by)
Alan Le May (novel)
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Release Date:
19 July 1945 (USA) more
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Tagline:
IT'S THE WEST AT ITS BEST! WITH ROOTIN'...TOOTIN'...SHOOTIN' COOPER! (original ad - all caps)
Plot:
Riding into Payneville, easy-going cowboy Melody Jones is mistaken by the townsfolk for notorious gunman Monte Jarrad... more | add synopsis
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Entertaining Satire more (21 total)

Cast

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Gary Cooper ... Melody Jones

Loretta Young ... Cherry de Longpre
William Demarest ... George Fury
Dan Duryea ... Monte Jarrad
Frank Sully ... Avery de Longpre
Don Costello ... Leo Gledhill
Walter Sande ... Ira Waggoner
Russell Simpson ... Pop de Longpre
Arthur Loft ... Sheriff
Willard Robertson ... Luke Packard
Ray Teal ... Kriendler
Lane Chandler ... Boone
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Runtime:
90 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #10665) | Norway:16 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2005)
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Loretta Young was pregnant with her son Christopher Lewis during shooting and was told by her doctor to take it easy because of all the horseback riding she had to do during filming. more
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Continuity: Near the end of the film, Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) is shot in the left shoulder. Later, he is shown with his right arm in a sling. more
Quotes:
George Fury: Now wait a minute, Melody. You ain't got to be no dumber than necessary.
Melody Jones: That would make me somebody, wouldn't it?
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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Entertaining Satire, 20 September 2009
6/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

After robbing a stagecoach, the gunman Monte Jarrad (Dan Duryea) is wounded and hunted with a one thousand-dollar reward. Meanwhile, the clumsy cowboy Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) and his old partner George Fury (William Demaresi) ride through the wrong road and reach Payneville. When the locals see the initials MJ on Melody's saddle and his appearance, he is mistaken by the dangerous criminal. Melody believes that the respectful behavior is because he is an unsmiling man. Melody is saved from a shot by Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Young), who is Monte's girlfriend, and they head to her ranch where the hideout of the wounded Monte is. Cherry plots a plan sending Melody with Monte's saddle to the North to lure the posse while Monte heads to South. But the naive cowboy is in love with Cherry and decides to return to the ranch instead against the will of his friend George.

"Along Came Jones" is an entertaining satire of western movie. The naive story is silly in many moments, but the sweet Loretta Young is wonderful, showing a magnificent chemistry with the hilarious Gary Cooper. Dan Duryea is the perfect villain in this enjoyable amusement. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Pistoleiro do Destino" ("Gunman of the Destiny")

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