In 1959, along came jones became a catchy hit novelty song for the coasters. I didnt want to wear out the folds by trying to flatten it. Along came jonesgary cooper, loretta young, dan duryea, william demarest, arthur loft, ray teal 1945. With gary cooper, loretta young, william demarest, dan duryea. Along came jones 1945 gary coopers first shot as a movie producer was a spoof of the western genre and his own strong, silent image along came jones 1945. When the photo was taken, the light was coming from the side so the folds show more than they should. Two instances were ball of fire 1941 and this one, along came jones 1945, two favorites of mine.
Along came jones is a 1945 american western comedy film directed by stuart heisler and starring gary cooper, loretta young, william demarest, and dan duryea. Along came jones western 1945 gary cooper, william demarest, loretta young along came jones western 1945 gary cooper, william. Original one sheet 27 x 41 poster for the 1945 western along came jones with gary cooper and loretta young. Music is by arthur lange and cinematography by milton r. Along came jones 1945 tt0037508 an easygoing cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. It was also the only film where gary cooper acted as producer as well as actor.
Once in a while, gary cooper wandered into comic territory. In mocking their inescapable presence, the song takes inspiration from the 1945 gary cooper film along came jones, a comedy western. It stars gary cooper, loretta young, dan duryea and william demarest. Grumpy george william demarest and laconic melody jones gary cooper, also the producer mosey into a town they dont know is threatened by a gunman with the initials mj, writer and coproducer nunnally johnson playing a pun, costar loretta young introduced, in along came jones, 1945. Fans of the stars or golden age films will likely get a tremendous charge out of seeing this movie looking and sounding as good as its ever likely to get, all thanks to the dedicated efforts of classic flix. He was just too much of an easygoing guy to put up with all the cutthroat decisionmaking hassles that went with the job. Along came jones 1945 12 out of 4 gary cooper plays a shy and timid cowboy who gets mistaken for a notorious murderer after getting involved with the mans girlfriend loretta young. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Cooper, walter thompson, william goetz, alan le may, nunnally johnson. This film is a spoof of the western genre and it comes off cute and charming but. A goodnatured saddle tramp traveling with his sidekick is mistaken for a ruthless.
He joined forces with nunnally johnson to spoof his own typical western persona. Along came jones is a 1945 american western comedy film directed by stuart heisler and. The premise kicks off when he rides into dusty payneville and is mistook for a notorious outlaw. It was the only feature film produced by cooper during his long film career. Along came jones was the 1945 picture from gary coopers production company international pictures. Loretta youngs attraction to coops goofy bronc stomper seem glowingly authentic. 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. Along came jones 1945 movie clip henrys my horse airing.
The jokes are funny, and the sentiment feels real, right up to the unexpectedly violent ending. Cooper plays melody jones, a cowpoke from montana who breaks wild horses. Find movie and film cast and crew information for along came jones 1945 stuart heisler on allmovie. The men get into deep trouble when they are mistaken for. I like the way youngs breast snuggles neatly under coopers chin. In the film the long, lean, lanky cooper lampoons his usual slowwalkin, slowtalkin screen persona. Along came jones 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Along came jones is a film directed by stuart heisler with gary cooper, loretta young, william demarest, dan duryea, year. Unaware that hes been mistaken for a feared gunman, melody gary cooper, also the producer explains to sidekick george william demarest how he commands respect in this new town, erville anderson the bartender, early in along came jones, 1945. Along came jones western 1945 gary cooper, william demarest. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Sep 15, 2016 western movies full length, western movies full length, western movies full length, western movies full length, western movies, western movies, western movies. Along came jones is directed by stuart heisler and adapted to screenplay by nunnally johnson from the alan le may novel the useless cowboy.
Along came jones, a minor, nearly forgotten gary cooper vehicle from 1945, cleverly uses the template as a springboard for a rollicking mixture of humor, romance, gunfights, and showdowns that remains disarmingly entertaining 70plus years later. Wednesday, july 4, 2012 1945 along came jones western based from a novel called the useless cowboy written by alan le may starring gary cooper as an unconvincing bumpkin whose. Cooper had a western town built at the movie ranch for along came jones. This film is a spoof of the western genre and it comes off cute and charming but i must admit that i didnt laugh very much. Melody gary cooper, with sidekick george william demarest, has crept back to the ranch where cherry loretta young is hiding her wounded, gonebad boyfriend, meaning to point out that hes on to her scheme, and would rather not serve as her decoy, in along came jones, 1945. The film was adapted by nunnally johnson from the novel useless cowboy by alan le may, and directed by stuart heisler. A goodnatured saddle tramp traveling with his sidekick is mistaken for a ruthless outlaw with a price on his head. Cooper, who established himself as a cowboy hero to be reckoned with in his first talkie, the virginian 1929, plays against type as an inept, gunshy saddle bum who wanders into town with his sidekick william demarest, and is. Fans of the coasters immortal 1950s record along came jones should check out this. This comical western tells the tale of a bungling cowboy and his grouchy sidekick. It is impossible not to like gary cooper but along came jones is such a fluffy effort that for once i felt i. A goodnatured saddle tramp traveling with his sidekick is mistaken for a ruthless outlaw with a. Buy along came jones movie posters from movie poster shop.
Along came jones is an enjoyable western comic adventure with gary cooper playing against type as a goodnatured but inept cowhand. Riding into payneville, easygoing cowboy melody jones is mistaken by the townsfolk for notorious gunman monte jarrad. Along came jones 1945 stuart heisler cast and crew. Along came jones is a 1945 english film stars gary cooper, stuart heisler, nunnally johnson, alan le may, gary cooper, walter thompson, arthur lange, milton krasner, thomas neff, william goetz, loretta young, william demarest, dan duryea, frank sully, don costello, walter sande, russell simpson, arthur loft, willard robertson, ray teal, lane chandler. The music for the film was composed by arthur lange, mentor to songwriter mike stoller. Along came jones was coopers first and last try as a producer. One sheet poster along came jones gary cooper loretta. A goodnatured saddle tramp traveling with his sidekick, is mistaken for a ruthless outlaw with a price on his head. Read the full synopsis of along came jones, 1945, directed by stuart heisler, with gary cooper, loretta young, william demarest, at turner classic movies. Along came jones 1945 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Along came jones has been ranked 896 times, wins 40. Along came jones movie posters from movie poster shop.
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