Boxer joe pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes. Even after two remakesone a classic heaven can wait, the other, not so much chris rocks down to earththis 1941 fantasy, an oscarwinner for best original story and screenplay, has lost none of its ethereal charms. I cant think of a remake that surpasses the original, except one. Here comes mr jordan s remake, heaven can wait, made in 1978 and starring warren beaty and using the original name of the book. The premise of the film has been around for a while. 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. Robert montgomery, evelyn keyes, claude rains, rita johnson, edward everett horton, james gleason, john emery, donald macbride, don costello, halliwell hobbes, alexander hall. Jordan 1941 the album did poorly in the album charts, but the lead single, the david bowie sounding now youre in heaven, reached number one on the billboard album rock tracks chart.
With robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes, rita johnson. Its one of the few remakes that improves on the original film but you should see 1941 s here comes mr. Jordan directed by alexander hall and starring robert montgomery, claude rains. 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.
Jordan, 1941, directed by alexander hall, with robert montgomery, evelyn keyes, claude rains, at turner classic movies. Saint helens 1980 murder at the baskervilles 1941 murder by television 1935 murder in the red barn1935. When a boxer is called to heaven fifty years before his time, celestial executive mr. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best picture, won two best motion picture story, best screenplay. All ages preorder the hunger games prequel now download our free nook app buy 1, get 1 50% off. 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. The original trailer in high definition 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. Oct 31, 2016 jhuk gaya aasmaan does the masala, songs, comedy, romance and all, well. Jordan 1941 starring robert montgomery and evelyn keyes on dvd and bluray. Before the matter can be rectified, joes body is cremated. He finds himself in heaven but is told, by a wry angel named mr. Jordan 1941 starring robert montgomery and evelyn keyes on.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Jordan falls in the supernatural genre that attempts to reassure viewers that the. Frederick hollanders sweet score comes across well on the clear soundtrack. 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. Boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery is on the verge of a bout with ko murdock that will allow the winner to subsequently fight for the championship. Jordan on bluray in its original aspect ratio of about 1. Jordan is a terrifically charming and entertaining motion picture, more than worthy of adding to your home video collection especially if youre a fan of older films, fantasytype movies or enjoyed the 1979 remake, heaven can wait and are curious about its origins. Robert montgomery played prizefighter and amateur pilot joe pendleton, who, on the verge of winning the championship, is.
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. Here comes mr jordan does the more restrained comedy, the slightly darker film, the slightly less believable romance, and the somewhat more stretchingonesimagination ending, equally well. Both watchable films, even if they are eventually very different from each other. The film script, based on harry segall s play heaven can wait, was written by sidney. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. This new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of a preservation finegrain positive. Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his tim. 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. Tcm 31 days of oscar 2015 day 7 5of6 here comes mr. Jordan 1941 alexander hall on allmovie the usually debonair robert montgomery stepped. Jordan stars the eminently versatile robert montgomery as a workingclass boxer and amateur aviator whose plane crashes in a freak accident. Robert montgomery gives a knockout performance as joe pendleton, a boxer in the pink.
Director alexander hall, who by 1941 had built up an enviable list of credits films, sadly forgotten today, but considered competently manufactured moneymakers in their own time and, who had come to the task of directing here comes mr. Jordan claude rains seeks another body for the soul of. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 54 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Jordan claude rains, that his death was a clerical error, and that he can return to earth.
Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. 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. Jordan 1941 trailer topics robert montgomery claude rains evelyn keyes james gleason edward everett horton sidney buchman seton miller alexander hall here comes mr. When a boxer robert montgomery is accidentally called to heaven 50 years before his time, its up to celestial executive extraordinaire mr. Jordan 1941 there are not many movies about heaven, thank god, but of those that exist, one often senses a feeling of diffidence on the part of those who produced them. Jordan, so with that movies dvd debut, i figured it was finally time to check out the effort that inspired the other two. I have seen both versions many times and this viewing 122709 of here comes mr jordan. It stars robert montgomery, claude rains and evelyn keyes. Warren beatty is solid and wonderfully deadpan here. Jordan with plans to wed comedian, lucille ball, illustrates a real flair for staging in a way that never immediately calls direct attention to itself. No extras are included, but sonys generic menu informs us of a french audio track option.
Jordan the 1941 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Ill try to refrain from the gush, but i freaking love this movie. Saxplaying fighter joe robert montgomery and bumbling messenger 70 edward everett horton, who snatched him from a plane crash in which he would not have died, rush to the home of his manager max james gleason, intending to restore him to his body, in here comes mr. 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. Here comes mr jordan the criterion collection bluray 1941. Jun 18, 2016 alexander halls classic romantic fantasy here comes mr. 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. Jordan, they had their doubts as to its boxoffice potential. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best. Jordan robert montgomery claude rains evelyn keyes 1941 heavenly executive mr. I hadnt heard of here comes mr jordan before, though i have seen a later film ernest lubitschs heaven can wait which was based on the same storyand which, interestingly, retained the name of the original story. Jordan 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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. Joe pendleton montgomery is a boxer and amateur pilot. Smith goes to washington, was instrumental in getting the film made at all. When columbia pictures financial advisors read the screenplay for the fantasy comedy here comes mr. Jordan 1941 audiences are obviously suckers for films about helpful ghosts or guardian angels because hollywood has been grinding out variations on this theme for years. The album title is a reference to the film here comes mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy bruce farnsworth, whos just been murdered by his wife. The 1978 film, heaven can wait warren beatty was, as it was a remake not of heaven can wait but of here comes mr. While flying to his next bout, his plane suffers a mechanical failure and goes into a dive.
Jordan is een amerikaanse romantische komedie film uit 1941 geregisseerd door alexander hall. Jordan, an angelic corporate manager, realizes the mistake, he tries to compensate with a comparable body to replace pendletons, which has been cremated. Jordan claude rains seeks another body for the soul of a boxer robert montgomery, dead 50 years too soon. I like the energy he exudes, how he maintains an irrespressible sense of physicality. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. A sophisticated supernatural hollywood comedy whose influence continues to be felt, here comes mr. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Claude rains, evelyn keyes and james gleason reprised their roles in a lux radio theatre broadcast on 26 jan 1942, costarring cary grant. Here comes mr jordan 1941 1080p bluray h264 aacrarbgsize. 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. In this case the screenplay writer, sidney buchman, who also wrote holiday, the talk of the town and mr.