With robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes, rita johnson. Jordan 1941, which is really the film that started the whole trend. It stars robert montgomery, claude rains and evelyn keyes the film script, based on harry segalls play heaven can wait, was written by sidney buchman and seton i. Jordan 1941 alexander hall on allmovie the usually debonair robert montgomery stepped. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best picture, won two best motion picture story, best screenplay. Boxer joe pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes. Jordan was so successful, it inspired a semisequel 1947s down to earth, which starred rita hayworth and was eventually remade in. Frederick hollanders sweet score comes across well on the clear soundtrack. Jordan was so successful, it inspired a semisequel 1947s down to earth, which starred rita hayworth and. While flying to his next bout, his plane suffers a mechanical failure and goes into a dive. Smith goes to washington, was instrumental in getting the film made at all. The album title is a reference to the film here comes mr.
Jordan, 1941, directed by alexander hall, with robert montgomery, evelyn keyes, claude rains, at turner classic movies. Jordan, american romantic comedy film, released in 1941, that involves a boxer who is taken to heaven before his time but is given a second chance at life. A sophisticated supernatural hollywood comedy whose influence continues to be felt, here comes mr. Jordan stars the eminently versatile robert montgomery as a workingclass boxer and amateur aviator whose plane crashes in a freak accident. Jordan, an angelic corporate manager, realizes the mistake, he tries to compensate with a comparable body to replace pendletons, which has been cremated. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy bruce farnsworth, whos just been murdered by his wife.
Jordan 1941 trailer topics robert montgomery claude rains evelyn keyes james gleason edward everett horton sidney buchman seton. Before the matter can be rectified, joes body is cremated. Alternately saccharine and sentimental, these films are rarely well received by the critics but there have been a few exceptions over the years, the chief one being here comes mr. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his. Joe tries to remake farnsworths unworthy life in his own. At times the movie came across as a bit soft and illdefined, but not with great frequency. Jordan was so successful, it inspired a semisequel 1947s down to earth, which starred rita hayworth and was eventually remade in 1978 as heaven can wait. Jordan is a 1941 comedyfantasy film directed by alexander hall, starring robert montgomery and claude rains. Jordan arranges for joe to win the championship, expose the murderers and walk off arm and arm with bette is a bit too complex to detail here. He finds himself in heaven but is told, by a wry angel named mr. Claude rains, evelyn keyes and james gleason reprised their roles in a lux radio theatre broadcast on 26 jan 1942, costarring cary grant. Jordan claude rains, that his death was a clerical error, and that he can return to earth.
Jordan 1941 has proven to be a timeless and universal movie that keeps on giving, and the welcome new release from the criterion collection attests to it. Edward everett horton, james gleason, and evelyn keyes were magnificent. Jordan falls in the supernatural genre that attempts to reassure viewers that the. Having a greedy old rich yt man not allow ppl with medical conditions and emergencies into a hospital without insurance makes for a better story than a yt guy who has been falsely charged with a crime, putting his daughter. Perhaps its the way it mixes elements in a way unique to its erascrewball comedy, slapstick farce, boxing fable, supernatural romance. Jordan has spawned two direct remakes and a sequel, but the 1941 original retains a snap and a vigorand a unique charmthat no other version has been able to duplicate. Robert montgomery played prizefighter and amateur pilot joe pendleton, who, on the verge of winning the championship, is.
Preorder the hunger games prequel now download our free nook. Jordan has spawned two direct remakes and a sequel, but the 1941 original retains a snap and a vigorand a unique charmthat no. In this case the screenplay writer, sidney buchman, who also wrote holiday, the talk of the town and mr. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best picture, won. Joe pendleton montgomery is a boxer and amateur pilot. Jordan 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As the film plays out one simply has to take at face value that everyone. The 1978 film, heaven can wait warren beatty was, as it was a remake not of heaven can wait but of here comes mr. Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his time, is given a second chance back on earth. Heaven only knows 1947 film michael the archangel comes to.
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