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Here Comes Mr. Jordan
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a 1941 American black-and-white romantic comedy fantasy film produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Alexander Hall, the movie features a cast including Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains, and Rita Johnson. The screenplay was written by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller, with music composed by Friedrich Hollaender. The narrative is set in New York City and explores themes involving angels, boxers, saxophones, reincarnation, and airplane accidents.
The film received several Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Director. It won the Academy Award for Best Story and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It was also recognized as one of the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. The runtime is 94 minutes. The film is part of the Down to Earth collection and is available via video on demand through providers such as Netflix and fuboTV.
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7.0Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
Cast
- Robert Montgomery as Joe Pendleton
- Evelyn Keyes as Bette Logan
- Claude Rains as Mr. Jordan
- Rita Johnson as Julia Farnsworth
- Edward Everett Horton as Messenger 7013
- James Gleason as Max Corkle
Themes
- angel
- boxer
- saxophone
- reincarnation
- airplane accident
- screwball comedy
- prizefight
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Down to Earth
- Director
- Alexander Hall
- Screenwriter
- Seton I. Miller
- Cast member
- Don Costello
- Composer
- Friedrich Hollaender
- Producer
- Everett Riskin
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Joseph Walker
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 378477
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1941-08-21
- film editor
- Viola Lawrence
- title
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Lionel Banks
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
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