Along Came Jones (film)

Infobox Film
name = Along Came Jones


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caption = Theatrical poster to "Along Came Jones" (1945)
director = Stuart Heisler
producer = Gary Cooper
Walter Thompson (assoc. producer)
writer = Nunnally Johnson
Alan Le May (novel)
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starring = Gary Cooper
Loretta Young
Dan Duryea
William Demarest
music = Arthur Lange
cinematography = Milton R. Krasner
editing = Thomas Neff
distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
released = July 19, 1945
runtime = 90 minutes
country = USA
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id = 1:1705
imdb_id = 0037508

"Along Came Jones" is a 1945 western comedy film starring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, and Dan Duryea, in which Cooper mercilessly spoofs his own slow-talking cowboy persona. The movie was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the novel "Useless Cowboy" by Alan Le May, and directed by Stuart Heisler. The film probably inspired the popular 1960s Coasters song "Along Came Jones".Fact|date=December 2007

Plot

Easygoing Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) and his friend George Fury (William Demarest) wander into a town. Jones is mistaken for a wanted bandit named Monte Jarrad (Dan Duryea), which causes him no end of trouble. Meanwhile, the real Jarrad is hiding out in the home of his girl, Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Young). At first, she tries to use the newcomer to distract the townsfolk, but as she gets to know Jones, her feelings start to change.

Cast

*Gary Cooper as Melody Jones
*Loretta Young as Cherry de Longpre
*William Demarest as George Fury
*Dan Duryea as Monte Jarrad

External links

*tcmdb title|id=17420|title=Along Came Jones