Melody Jones, a man working in rodeos out west, and his partner, George Fury, ride into a small Western town right after a stage coach has been robbed by a famous bandit, Monte Jarrad's poster has been plastered all over the place. The description about Monte is that he is tall, skinny, and frankly he could just look like Melody Jones!
That silly premise gives way to a funny comedy written by Nunnally Johnson, one of the best men in this field in the Hollywood of that era, and directed by Stuart Heisler. It was a vehicle for Gary Cooper, who makes a great Melody Jones, a man that is the opposite of what a hero should be like. This was a light departure for the star, because it didn't show him as a brave and dashing leading man. In fact, his role is that of a goofy fellow who doesn't have a clue as to what bad guys can really be like.
"Along Came Jones" is a film about mistaken identities that is never serious until the last reel when everything breaks loose. Loretta Young plays Cherry, a woman who knew Monte as a girl and feels protective until she realizes of what he's been up to, and after she falls for the naive Melody. William Demarest is George, Melody's friend. Dan Duryea, a man that made a career out of playing bad guys, giving his usual kind of nastiness to Monte Jarrad.
The film is light and entertaining.
That silly premise gives way to a funny comedy written by Nunnally Johnson, one of the best men in this field in the Hollywood of that era, and directed by Stuart Heisler. It was a vehicle for Gary Cooper, who makes a great Melody Jones, a man that is the opposite of what a hero should be like. This was a light departure for the star, because it didn't show him as a brave and dashing leading man. In fact, his role is that of a goofy fellow who doesn't have a clue as to what bad guys can really be like.
"Along Came Jones" is a film about mistaken identities that is never serious until the last reel when everything breaks loose. Loretta Young plays Cherry, a woman who knew Monte as a girl and feels protective until she realizes of what he's been up to, and after she falls for the naive Melody. William Demarest is George, Melody's friend. Dan Duryea, a man that made a career out of playing bad guys, giving his usual kind of nastiness to Monte Jarrad.
The film is light and entertaining.