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Quaint old western which relies much on the charm of its male star, Gary Cooper. Coop plays a simple cowpoke named Melody Jones who rides into the town of Payneville with his sidekick George, played in his usual grouchy way by William Demarest. To Jones' surprise - and George's dismay - he is mistaken for an outlaw named Monte Jarrad, simply because he has the same initials and Jarrad's description on a 'wanted' poster also fits him.
At first, Jones goes along with it, because the townsfolk are afraid of him, but then he gets more trouble than he bargained for. The marvellous Dan Duryea plays mean Monte Jarrad, although he is not on screen a lot. Difficult to accept Loretta Young in the role of his girl friend, because she was always so nice. Still, she and Coop look good together.
This is fairly lighthearted stuff, but I wouldn't call it a comedy western as stated on the dvd cover. There can be humour in any movie without it being classed as a comedy. Anyway, Coop is cute ( well, he was in those days ) and Young is cuter, and this is pleasant viewing if nothing special.
The sound and picture quality is excellent.
At first, Jones goes along with it, because the townsfolk are afraid of him, but then he gets more trouble than he bargained for. The marvellous Dan Duryea plays mean Monte Jarrad, although he is not on screen a lot. Difficult to accept Loretta Young in the role of his girl friend, because she was always so nice. Still, she and Coop look good together.
This is fairly lighthearted stuff, but I wouldn't call it a comedy western as stated on the dvd cover. There can be humour in any movie without it being classed as a comedy. Anyway, Coop is cute ( well, he was in those days ) and Young is cuter, and this is pleasant viewing if nothing special.
The sound and picture quality is excellent.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It is impossible not to like Gary Cooper but ALONG CAME JONES is such a fluffy effort that for once I felt I had wasted my time watching him, even if it was pleasant to listen to him sing, and seeing him play a cowboy that has no idea how to use his gun (I think Dustin Hoffman borrowed from him in LITTLE BIG MAN). Sadly, the laughs dry up pretty quickly and soon enough the movie is irretrievably adrift.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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ALONG CAME JONES,1945,black and white,co-stars GARY COOPER and the beautiful LORETTA YOUNG and is a great action-packed comedy Western well acted by all the cast.
Melody Jones[GARY COOPER]and his sidekick George Fury[WILLIAM DEMAREST]arrive in the town of Payneville-the towns people mistake Melody Jones for the notorious outlaw Monte Jarrad[DAN DURYEA]. Lovely Cherry de Langre[LORETTA YOUNG]knows the outlaw-but Cherry and Melody soon fall for each other. Despite Monte's-newfound fame as the outlaw Monte Jarrad-it is a problem he could do without for not only is a posse after him but the real Monte Jarrad is as well-and he's a mean fast gun.
A great shootout of an ending. The beautiful Loretta Young i think is a great credit to this very fine comedy western.
Regards,Bill.
Melody Jones[GARY COOPER]and his sidekick George Fury[WILLIAM DEMAREST]arrive in the town of Payneville-the towns people mistake Melody Jones for the notorious outlaw Monte Jarrad[DAN DURYEA]. Lovely Cherry de Langre[LORETTA YOUNG]knows the outlaw-but Cherry and Melody soon fall for each other. Despite Monte's-newfound fame as the outlaw Monte Jarrad-it is a problem he could do without for not only is a posse after him but the real Monte Jarrad is as well-and he's a mean fast gun.
A great shootout of an ending. The beautiful Loretta Young i think is a great credit to this very fine comedy western.
Regards,Bill.
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