Along Came Jones (1945) | |
| Director(s) | Stuart Heisler |
| Producer(s) | Gary Cooper, Walter Thompson (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Mistaken Identity |
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Along Came Jones Overview:
Along Came Jones (1945) was a Western - Romance Film directed by Stuart Heisler and produced by Gary Cooper and Walter Thompson.
SYNOPSIS
Cooper (who was also the producer) takes a sly shot at his laconic, Western hero image as a somewhat less-than-fearless cowboy mistaken for vicious killer Duryea. He ends up on the lam from outlaws and the law with only cranky Demarest and lovely Young to protect him.
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Along Came Jones (1945, Stuart Heisler)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 22, 2016 From The Stop ButtonAlong Came Jones gets by on its gimmick and its charm–it’s got a lot of charm, both from the cast and Nunnally Johnson’s screenplay, which is good as director Heisler doesn’t bring any. Jones is a lower budget Western, lots of rear screen projection, lots of boring setups fro... Read full article
Along Came Jones (1945)
By Angela on Aug 27, 2012 From Hollywood RevueWhen Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) and his friend George Fury (William Demarest) ride into the town of Payneville, Melody is confused and kind of amused when everyone in town seems to be afraid of him.? Melody’s a completely harmless guy, so imagine his surprise when Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Yo... Read full article
Along Came Jones(1945).
By Dawn Sample on Aug 26, 2012 From Noir and Chick FlicksAlong Came Jones(1945). Gary Copper, Lorettea Young, William Demarest and Dan Duryea. The movie was adapted by Nunnally Johnson, from the novel Useless Cowboy, by Alan Le May. Directed by Stuart Heisler. When wounded during a stage robbery, masked bandit Monte Jarrad, drops a rifle engraved with hi... Read full article
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Quotes from
Melody Jones: If there's anything in the world I like, it's getting saved from being shot.
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.
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Facts about
"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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