Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Genre: Fantasy / Comedy
Duration: 94 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Alexander Hall
Stars: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes and Claude Rains
IMDb score:
7,5 (8.091)
Releasedate: 7 August 1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan plot
"A picture different from anything ever screened before!"
This fanciful story begins when Joe Pendleton (Montgomery), who is going to attempt to win the world heavyweight title, is accidentally killed in a plane crash. It soon becomes apparent that poor Joe's death was caused by a miscalculation by a fallen angel (Hortons). And so Joe arrives in heaven fifty years early. The controller of the 'heavenly express' Mr. Jordan (Rains), tries to correct the mistake by lending Joe the body of a recently murdered millionaire. In his new outfit, Joe tries to persuade his former somewhat confused manager to help him with a new world title, and in the meantime Joe also falls in love. Ultimately, Mr. Jordan manages to give him the body of a test boxer.
Actors and actresses
Joe Pendleton
Bette Logan
Mr. Jordan
Julia Farnsworth
Messenger 7013
Max Corkle
Tony Abbott
Inspector Williams
Lefty
Sisk
Reviews & comments
Co Jackso
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- 21924 messages
- 2791 votes
The premise of Here Comes Mr. Jordan is perfect. This translates into a very good start to the film. But at a certain point, the good feeling about this film starts to fade. This is mainly due to the talking of the main character. I don't know if the best man has an IQ of 60, but he talks that way. Especially the constant asking stupid questions of Mr. Jordan didn't work well for me. It may not sound logical, but if the main character had been a little smarter, I would have given the film at least 4 stars. Then the movie would probably be a lot shorter.
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mister blonde
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- 12745 messages
- 5924 votes
Very nice movie. Nice story and great supporting characters. Yet the film is missing something. For example, the direction of a great comedy talent (Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Ernst Lubitisch) and certainly also a leading actor who carries the film (Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant or something). It could have been one of the funniest movies ever made, but it's still worth checking out for fans of old movies.
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clubsport
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- 4118 messages
- 7136 votes
Nice fantasy story that, just like its sequel (down to earth), offers great fantasy entertainment.
Jordan and his assistant are played by the same actors, otherwise the story is quite different but with more or less the same atmosphere and humor.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
Down to Earth
1947
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