Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
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Synopsis
Boxer 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?
Key facts
Cast
Claude Rains, Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes
Original language
English
Production companies
COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION, Columbia Pictures
Awards
Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
New York City
Crew
Screenplay
Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller
Cinematography
Joseph Walker
Music
Frederick Hollander
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 1942 academy_award
- National Board of Review 1941 generic
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1941 generic
Titles
| Original title | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | |
| Alternate title | Le Défunt récalcitrant |
Full credits
| Director | Alexander Hall |
| Cast | Claude Rains, Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes |
| Screenplay | Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Music | Frederick Hollander |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
