What is the movie Along Came Jones about?
Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) is a laid-back cowboy who gets lost on the trail and ends up in the small town of Payneville. Seeing the initials “MJ” on his saddle, the people of Payneville mistake Jones for the treacherous bandit Monte Jarrad (Dan Duryea), and they nearly kill him before he is rescued by Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Young). Grateful for her help, Jones falls for de Cherry, not knowing that she is Jarrad’s girl and that she plans on using him to help Jarrad elude capture.
Along Came Jones/Film synopsis
How many westerns has Gary Cooper?
By the 1940s he was among the biggest stars in Hollywood, and he only made four westerns during the decade: The Westerner and North West Mounted Police in 1940, Along Came Jones in 1945 and Unconquered in 1947.
Where along came Jones filmed?
Iverson Movie Ranch
Much of the film was shot at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California.
Who sang along came Jones with Ray Stevens?
Ray Stevens
Along Came Jones/Artists
When was Came Jones released?
1969
Along Came Jones/Released
How tall is Sly Stallone really?
5′ 10″
Sylvester Stallone/Height
Who are the actors in along Along Came Jones?
Along Came Jones is a 1945 Western comedy film starring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, and Dan Duryea, in which Cooper mercilessly spoofs his own slow-talking cowboy persona.
Where was Along Came Jones filmed?
Along Came Jones (film) Much of the movie was shot at the widely filmed Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif. This was the only feature film produced by Cooper during his long movie career, and he had roots at Iverson, having worked there in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) and other productions.
Who wrote the song Along Came Jones?
In popular culture. The film’s ironic title probably inspired the popular 1959 Coasters song “Along Came Jones” written by Leiber and Stoller; songwriter Mike Stoller had studied orchestration under Arthur Lange, the composer of the film’s score.
What Movie Ranch was used for Along Came Jones?
Cooper had previously worked at the movie ranch in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) and other productions. Cooper had a Western town built at the movie ranch for Along Came Jones; this Western set was subsequently used in many other productions over the next 20 years and became a fixture in B-Westerns in particular.