
Along Came Jones (1945)
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- Approved
- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Romance
- 19 Jul 1945 (USA)
- Movie
A good-natured saddle tramp traveling with his sidekick is mistaken for a ruthless outlaw with a price on his head.
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Cast verified as complete
Gary Cooper | ... |
Melody Jones
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Loretta Young | ... |
Cherry de Longpre
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William Demarest | ... |
George Fury
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Dan Duryea | ... |
Monte Jarrad
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Frank Sully | ... |
Avery de Longpre
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Don Costello | ... |
Leo Gledhill
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Walter Sande | ... |
Ira Waggoner
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Russell Simpson | ... |
Pop de Longpre
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Arthur Loft | ... |
Sheriff
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Willard Robertson | ... |
Luke Packard
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Ray Teal | ... |
Kriendler
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Lane Chandler | ... |
Boone
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Ernie Adams | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Erville Alderson | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Silver Tip Baker | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Jack Baxley | ... |
Rancher on Street (uncredited)
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Hank Bell | ... |
Posse Rider (uncredited)
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Paul E. Burns | ... |
Small Man (uncredited)
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Horace B. Carpenter | ... |
Old Barfly (uncredited)
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Tommy Coats | ... |
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
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Frank Cordell | ... |
Stagecoach Guard (uncredited)
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Lew Davis | ... |
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Cotton (uncredited)
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Frank Ellis | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Billy Engle | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Art Fowler | ... |
Barfly Staring at Melody (uncredited)
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Clem Fuller | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Frank Hagney | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Tom Herbert | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Herbert Heywood | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Bob Kortman | ... |
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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Ralph Littlefield | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Emmett Lynn | ... |
Bearded Barfly (uncredited)
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Cactus Mack | ... |
Tall Barfly (uncredited)
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Chris-Pin Martin | ... |
Store Proprietor (uncredited)
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Frank McCarroll | ... |
Posse Rider (uncredited)
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John Merton | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Douglas Morrow | ... |
Rifleman (uncredited)
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Charles Morton | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Artie Ortego | ... |
Sleeping Mexican (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Jailkeeper (uncredited)
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Ed Randolph | ... |
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
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Tony Roux | ... |
Old Mexican (uncredited)
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Paul Sutton | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Lane Watson | ... |
Town Character (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Posse Rider (uncredited)
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Henry Wills | ... |
Cowhand in Saloon (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stuart Heisler |
Written by
Nunnally Johnson | ... | (written by) |
Alan Le May | ... | (novel "Useless Cowboy") |
Produced by
Gary Cooper | ... | producer |
William Goetz | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Walter Thompson | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Arthur Lange | ||
Hugo Friedhofer | ... | (uncredited) |
Charles Maxwell | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner | ... | director of photography (as Milton Krasner) |
Editing by
Thomas Neff |
Editorial Department
Paul Weatherwax | ... | supervising editor |
Art Direction by
Wiard Ihnen |
Set Decoration by
Julia Heron |
Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Gustaf Norin | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
James C. Pratt | ... | production manager (as James Pratt) |
Ed Ebele | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Harold Schwartz | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr. | ... | assistant director (as Art Black) |
Art Department
Dorothea Holt | ... | illustrator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Arthur Johns | ... | sound |
Fred Lau | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Harry Redmond Sr. | ... | special effects |
Ray Binger | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Evelyn Finley | ... | stunt riding double: Loretta Young (uncredited) |
Ted Mapes | ... | stunt double: Gary Cooper (uncredited) |
Frank McCarroll | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ed Randolph | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Davis | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
Donald Biddle Keyes | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Vernon Leftwich | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Arthur Schoepp | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Clifford Vaughan | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Raymond Crossett | ... | story editor |
John LeRoy | ... | publicist |
Gino Baghetti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Erville Alderson (uncredited) |
Manlio Busoni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Frank Sully (uncredited) |
Emilio Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited) |
Mario Corte | ... | italian voice dubbing: Russell Simpson (uncredited) |
Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | italian voice dubbing: Don Costello (uncredited) |
Cesare Fantoni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Willard Robertson (uncredited) |
Marshall Kester | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Rina Morelli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Loretta Young (uncredited) |
Luigi Pavese | ... | italian voice dubbing: William Demarest (uncredited) |
Bruno Persa | ... | italian voice dubbing: Dan Duryea (uncredited) |
Cesare Polacco | ... | italian voice dubbing: Walter Sande (uncredited) |
Gaetano Verna | ... | italian voice dubbing: Arthur Loft (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- International Pictures (I) (presents)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1945) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Les Distributeurs Internationaux de Films Richebé (1947) (France) (theatrical)
- Century Pictures (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Filmco Norway (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Independent Releasing Organization (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Independent Releasing Corp.)
- BIFO/Splendid (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue ca1954-1959)
- EOS-Film Verleih (1955) (Austria) (theatrical) (as EOS-Film Richter u. Co.)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Key Video (United States) (VHS) (for CBS / Fox Video)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Classic Flix (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Classic Flix (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Classic Flix (2018) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2018) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2018) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound recording system)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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Taglines | IT'S THE WEST AT ITS BEST! WITH ROOTIN'...TOOTIN'...SHOOTIN' COOPER! (original ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This movie is unusual in that star/producer Gary Cooper mercilessly spoofs his own slow-talking cowboy persona. See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heros (2002). See more » |
Soundtracks | Round and Round See more » |
Quotes |
George Fury:
Who is it? Melody Jones: That used to be Packard, the Express Company fella. George Fury: Well that cinched the duck! Now they got a corpus delicti! Melody Jones: A what? George Fury: A dead body! That's the way the law says it. Corpus delicti. Means that if they got a corpse, you're delicti! Before this, even if they hung ya, we could have proved it was a mistake. See more » |