Jordan seeks another body for the soul of a boxer, dead 50 years too soon. Johnson suffered injuries attributed to a falling hair dryer to her head and legs september 6, 1948, requiring brain surgery, causing her film career to come to a near complete stop. When a boxer robert montgomery is accidentally called to heaven 50 years before his time, its up to celestial executive extraordinaire mr. Jordan is an essential title for any classic film lovers library. Jordan is available on a barebones dvd which has no extras but is a beautiful print restored by ucla. The way the film handles the concept of god is masterful. So when joe first finds himself amid swirling clouds, arguing with a hapless angelintraining named 70 about whether or not hes dead, the. 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. Jordan a 1941 comedy starring robert montgomery as a boxer who suddenly found himself on cloud nine with the mysterious mr. Heaven can wait 1978, starring and codirected by warren beatty, made joe a football player. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best picture, won two best motion picture story, best screenplay. Comedy and the afterlife hd, 32 minutes critic michael sragow and independent filmmaker and classic film distributor michael schlesinger sit down for a siskelandebertlike chat about here comes mr.
The original trailer in high definition of here comes mr. Jordan on bluray in its original aspect ratio of about 1. The film script, based on harry segall s play heaven can wait, was written by sidney. Neither warren beatty nor chris rock could improve. Jordan sits at a piano inside the farnsworth home, cracks a slight smile to joe, and calmly explains that the murder is taking.
Jordan won academy awards for best original story and screenplay and was nominated for best picture, best director, best actor, best supporting actor gleason and best cinematography. Jordan remains as endlessly amusing, clever, endearing, and dreamy as it was at its inception as the play heaven can wait gaining points for its whimsical view of the hereafter and preventing larcenous bankers, crooked fighter managers, and even two murder attempts from weighing down its innate sweetness and eternal optimism. Down to earth 1947 is a musical comedy starring rita hayworth, larry parks, and marc platt, and directed by alexander hall. Jordan is one of the most consistently clever romantic comedies of the 1940s, and richly deserving of the oscars won by screenwriters sidney buchman, seton i. Neither warren beatty nor chris rock could improve upon here. While flying to his next bout, his plane suffers a mechanical failure and goes into a dive. With robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes, rita johnson.
Jordan, american romantic comedy film, released in 1941, that involves a boxer who is taken to heaven before his time but is. Jordan 1941 james gleason and robert montgomery in here comes. Robert montgomery played prizefighter and amateur pilot joe pendleton, who, on the verge of winning the championship, is. Jordan, the genre it spawned, and the other movies it influenced. Jordan is a mindbending romantic comedy that stars robert montgomery as kindhearted boxer joe pendleton, who is killed in a plane crash on his way to a championship fight. For in the new film at the music hall columbia has assembled its brightest. Among other things, they discuss how here comes mr.
Jordan claude rains, that his death was a clerical error, and that he can return to earth. Jordan was actually seen as a risky venture for columbia pictures. In this case the screenplay writer, sidney buchman, who also wrote holiday, the talk of the town and mr. A sterling example of an apicture produced within the studio system, here comes mr.
Jordan directed by alexander hall and starring robert montgomery, claude rains. Jordan dvd, 2007 at the best online prices at ebay. Jordan is a film that i have some mixed feelings on. Jordan, 1941, directed by alexander hall, with robert montgomery, evelyn keyes, claude rains, at turner classic movies. Jordan 1941 starring robert montgomery and evelyn keyes on dvd and bluray. Jordan being able to scout anybody and any body theyd like without being detected by the living. This new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of a preservation finegrain positive. Jordan 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jordan story from harry segalls play heaven can wait humorously poses the theory of reincarnation of a personality and soul that has been snatched from its earthly body 50 years. If the above synopsis sounds familiar, thats because here comes mr. The 1978 film, heaven can wait warren beatty was, as it was a remake not of heaven can wait but of here comes mr. Alexander halls classic romantic fantasy here comes mr. Before the matter can be rectified, joes body is cremated. When columbia pictures financial advisors read the screenplay for the fantasy comedy here comes mr.
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. 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. Jordan claude rains, pendleton discovers that he isnt. Claude rains, evelyn keyes and james gleason reprised their roles in a lux radio theatre broadcast on 26 jan 1942, costarring cary grant. If youve never caught this film, make a point to look for it. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best. Jordan is distinguished by little bits of business and rules that its constantly explaining, such as joe and mr. Jordan remains as endlessly amusing, clever, endearing, and dreamy as it was at its inception as the play heaven can wait gaining points for its whimsical view of the hereafter and preventing larcenous bankers, crooked fighter managers, and even two murder attempts from weighing down its innate sweetness and eternal. Joe tries to remake farnsworths unworthy life in his own.
Nevertheless the breen office censors demanded rewrites because the film seemed to suggest predestination in its inference that joe pendleton was destined to be a boxing champ. Boxer joe pendleton becomes the ward of angelic advisorcounselors after his earthly body is accidentally destroyed. Smith goes to washington, was instrumental in getting the film made at all. While edward everett horton and james gleason reprise their roles from the earlier film, roland culver replaces claude rains as mr. It stars robert montgomery, claude rains and evelyn keyes. Revisiting another laserdisc title, criterion presents alexander halls here comes mr. Down to earth 2001, with chris rock, turned the character, renamed lance, into a standup comic. The film is also shown from time to time on turner classic movies. Jordan bluray disc, 2016, criterion collection at the best online prices at ebay. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years. Bruce does a complete about face and begins training as a boxer, much to the. Jordan sits at a piano inside the farnsworth home, cracks a slight smile to joe. Alexander halls 1941 film showcased robert montgomerys star power.
Jordan, they had their doubts as to its boxoffice potential. Jordan criterion movie trends are nothing new, even fairly nicheseeming movie trends like the run of afterlifethemed comedies ushered in by here comes mr. Here comes the angel of death the current the criterion. Revisiting the film that opened the gates for the mcu home movies bluray here comes mr. Jordan criterion collection, dvd, full frame, special edition, restored, comedyclassic, 715515179416. Jordan is gay, witty, tender and not a little wise. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy bruce farnsworth, whos just been murdered by his wife. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. 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.
Boxer joe pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes. Its scheme of heavenly bureaucracy and souls boarding planes to heaven has no theological basis. Jordan and his hyper assistant 70 take his case as if he were a stranded plane passenger in need of v. Jordan 1941 and a doomed wife in the rko film noir they wont believe me 1947. Jordan 2002 boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery is killed in a plane crash on the way to a championship fight. 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. Columbia planned to film a sequel to this picture entitled hell bent for mr.
Jordan is a 1941 comedyfantasy film directed by alexander hall, starring robert montgomery and claude rains. Jordan has spawned two direct remakes and a sequel, but the 1941 original retains a snap and a vigorand a unique charmthat no. Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his. Studio mogul harry cohn had his doubts about the film s commercial prospects and was also getting heat from the companys east coast financial advisors, who thought cohn should play it safe and. Jordan full movie in hd visit boxer joe pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes. The film received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best picture, and won two best motion picture story, best screenplay. As the film plays out one simply has to take at face value that everyone accepts joe as bruce farnsworth.
Jordan is a prime example of the classic film blanc in action. Joe pendleton montgomery is a boxer and amateur pilot. A sophisticated supernatural hollywood comedy whose influence continues to be felt, here comes mr. There are aspects that i think are absolutely amazing. Down to earth is a 1947 musical comedy film starring rita hayworth, larry parks, and marc platt, and directed by alexander hall. Jordan stars the eminently versatile robert montgomery as a workingclass boxer and amateur aviator whose plane crashes in a freak accident. Jordan 1941 alexander hall on allmovie the usually debonair robert montgomery stepped. Jordan has a vast, teeming cast, and one thing that made the studio era golden was the stupendous talent of its character actorspeople who enriched a movie simply by showing up. Revisiting the film that opened the gates for the mcu. Jun 18, 2016 alexander halls classic romantic fantasy here comes mr. The original version remains the finest but is still a slightly offbeat choice for the criterion.
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