Along Came Jones

United States

1945

90 Min

Black and White

1.37:1

English

Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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SCR Nunnally Johnson, Alan Le May

CAST Gary Cooper, Dan Duryea, Loretta Young, William Demarest, Frank Sully, Don Costello, Walter Sande, Russell Simpson, Arthur Loft, Willard Robertson, Ray Teal, Lane Chandler

Outlaw Monte Jarrad (Dan Duryea) robs a stagecoach and flees the scene of the crime. Clueless cowboy Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) rides into town and, despite having no skill with a gun, is mistaken for the robber just because he has the same initials. Only Jarrad’s childhood sweetheart, Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Young), can save the day. Cooper puts an amusing spin on his Western-hero persona in this tongue-in-cheek gem.

Director

Stuart Heisler

Stuart Heisler (December 5, 1896 – August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director. He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then dedicated the rest of his career to that of a film director.

He directed the 1944 propaganda film The Negro Soldier, a documentary style recruitment piece targeting African-Americans. He received an Oscar nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film Tulsa. —Wikipedia