Along Came Jones (1945)

A good-natured saddle tramp and his sidekick mistaken for a ruthless outlaw with a price on his head and his sidekick.

Director:

Stuart Heisler

Writers:

Nunnally Johnson, Alan Le May (novel)

Stars:

Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest

Cast

Complete credited cast:
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

Storyline

Riding into Payneville, easy-going cowboy Melody Jones is mistaken by the townsfolk for notorious gunman Monte Jarrad. The real Jarrad is hiding out wounded on the ranch of childhood sweetheart Cherry. She has the idea of sending Jones off to decoy the pursuing posse, but once he's met Cherry, Jones has other plans.

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Plot Keywords:

ranch | sidekick | posse | saddle tramp | outlaw | 

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Taglines:

IT'S THE WEST AT ITS BEST! WITH ROOTIN'...TOOTIN'...SHOOTIN' COOPER! (original ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aí Vem Ele

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Artists, International Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 10, 1945 with Gary Cooper and William Demarest reprising their film roles.

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Goofs

When Cherry shoots Melody's hat, the bullet enters on the front up near the crown. As Melody walks away, no exit hole is seen anywhere; either in the top of the crown or out the back of the hat.

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Quotes

Melody Jones: [to Cherry, lying down on the bed] Watcha got in this mattress... skulls?

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Connections

Featured in John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heros (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Round and Round"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Al Stewart
Music by Arthur Lange
Sung by Gary Cooper

User Reviews

I thought it was great, and here's why.

Gary Cooper, along with very few others in Hollywood (at the time this movie was made, 1945) had the ability of so many facial and physical nuances of comic dimensions as Coop did. Being old enough to have seen this movie on it's original release (and I did) you might say, this was an early satire of what characters of the old west were really like. The cast was very well selected for the time, and very well performed. Also, the fact that Coop himself produced, and as America was definitely needing a belly laugh, I felt this to be an excellent vehicle for all involved and a welcome film of comedic entertainment. Concerning the poorly made studio riding sequences, how else to get the point across on a limited budget. Thanks for listening.