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Along Came Jones

1945 · 90 min

A gentle, amiable spoof that ambles along with a wink, trading gunfights for mistaken-identity charm and easy laughs.

Tagline
IT'S THE WEST AT ITS BEST! WITH ROOTIN'...TOOTIN'...SHOOTIN' COOPER!
Overview
An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it would be best to leave town, until he meets the gunman's girlfriend.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • love
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
western, comedy
Directed by
Stuart Heisler
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, Dan Duryea, Frank Sully, Don Costello, Walter Sande, Russell Simpson
Music
Charles Maxwell, Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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