Along Came Jones

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Along Came Jones ★★★ 1945

Cowboy Cooper, who can't handle a gun and is saddled with grumpy sidekick Demarest, is the victim of mistaken identity as both the good guys and the bad guys pursue him thinking he is a vicious killer. Young is the woman who rides to his defense. Offbeat and charming western parody based on a novel by Alan le May. 93m/ B VHS, DVD . Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, Dan Duryea, William Demarest; D: Stuart Heisler; W: Nunnally Johnson; C: Milton Krasner; M: Arthur Lange.