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. 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. Robert montgomery plays saxophoneplaying boxer joe pendleton, who insists upon piloting his own plane, much to the consternation of his. Jordan claude rains, sends joe back to earth in the body of a murdered playboy to straighten out his life and resume his boxing career. Ice angel, a 2000 film for fox family starring nicolle tom and tara lipinski remade it with the twist that it was an adult male hockey player who was forced to take over the body of a teenaged female figure skater.
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. The civil rights lawyercumpresidential confidant is on the board of so many major companies that a recent washington monthly described him as the true center of the universe. 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. When there was a movie like that, wed put it on the old netflix queue and snuggle up. When columbia pictures financial advisors read the screenplay for the fantasy comedy here comes mr. Jordan was remade as heaven can wait 1978, starring warren beatty, buck henry and julie christie. Jordan, they had their doubts as to its boxoffice potential. 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 claude rains, that his death was a clerical error, and that he can return to earth. Jordan 1941 alexander hall on allmovie the usually debonair robert montgomery stepped. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video.
Audiences certainly bought it lock, stock and barrel, but critics loved it too and it garnered seven oscar nominations, winning academy awards for best. Here comes the angel of death the current the criterion. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy bruce farnsworth, whos just been murdered by his wife. 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, and blithe spirit, ghost or truly, madly, deeply. A sophisticated supernatural hollywood comedy whose influence continues to be felt, here comes mr. Here comes mr jordan the criterion collection restored. Buy here comes mr jordan the criterion collection on bluray with free delivery from. Jordan 2002 boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery is killed in a plane crash on the way to a championship fight. Jordan opts to protect instead of complicating its characters or to pile on one more story detail than it really needs. The dvd offers perfectly solid picture and audio but omits extras. Jordan successfully suspends ones disbelief through its expert performances, witty dialogue, and energetic direction by alexander hall. 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 stock photos and images alamy. Here comes mr jordan the criterion collection bluray 1941. Jordan, american romantic comedy film, released in 1941, that involves a boxer who is taken to heaven before his time but is.
Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his. Its scheme of heavenly bureaucracy and souls boarding planes to heaven has no theological basis. Maybe i should say by way of preface, that my wife and i enjoyed old movies like topper, here comes mr. Our sweet new energy plugin is available right now for free. Evelyn keyes is suitably doeeyed as joes love interest and edward everett horton is excellent as the flustered messenger whose decision to take joe before his time. With robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes, rita johnson. Boxer joe pendleton becomes the ward of angelic advisorcounselors after his earthly body is accidentally destroyed. Jordan has spawned two direct remakes and a sequel, but the 1941 original retains a snap and a vigorand a unique charmthat no. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the alexander halldirected movie via subscription can be. 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.
This new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of a preservation fine. 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. Jordan criterion collection, dvd, full frame, special edition, restored, comedyclassic, 715515179416. The first film titled heaven can wait 1943, staring don ameche and gene tierney, based on a play titled birthday, differs greatly from here comes mr. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. 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. So when joe first finds himself amid swirling clouds, arguing with a hapless angelintraining named 70 about whether or not hes dead, the. Revisiting another laserdisc title, criterion presents alexander halls here comes mr. Jordan 1941 trailer topics robert montgomery claude rains evelyn keyes james gleason edward everett horton sidney buchman seton. 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. If the above synopsis sounds familiar, thats because here comes mr. Jordan from 1942 starring cary grant, claude rains, evelyn keyes, and james gleason trailer insert featuring an essay by critic farran smith nehme. The album title is a reference to the film here comes mr.
Jordan falls in the supernatural genre that attempts to reassure viewers that the afterlife is comfortingly similar to the physical world. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. He finds himself in heaven but is told, by a wry angel named mr. When a boxer robert montgomery is accidentally called to heaven 50 years before his time, its up to celestial executive extraordinaire mr. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Down to earth 2001, with chris rock, turned the character, renamed lance, into a standup comic. This new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of a preservation finegrain positive. Jordan 1941 trailer topics robert montgomery claude rains evelyn keyes james gleason edward everett horton sidney buchman seton miller alexander hall here comes mr. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing here comes mr. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Jordan provides a spry and amusing fable that holds up well after more than 65 years and various remakes. Jordan, down to earth and, most specifically, one touch of venus, mannequin is the story of a being. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Heres a sterling example of what hollywood excelled at back in the golden age.
The film is too fond of the character to blame him for the accidentsome fraying steel cable, not the distracting sax, is what makes the plane go downwhich marks the first but hardly the last occasion when here comes mr. Before the matter can be rectified, joes body is cremated. Jordan is a prime example of the classic film blanc in action. This isnt a stellar release, but i like the film quite a lot.
Boxer joe pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes. Jordan and his hyper assistant 70 take his case as if he were a stranded plane passenger in need of v. Boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery is killed in a plane crash on the way to a championship fight. Heaven can wait 1978, starring and codirected by warren beatty, made joe a football player.
The central character in the ameche film is an older man who has already lived a full life and is confronted by the devil. Jordan comes across as a quaint curio in places it still entertains throughout, thanks in part to the superb cast who run with the idea for all it is worth. Jordan stars the eminently versatile robert montgomery as a workingclass boxer and amateur aviator whose plane crashes in a freak accident. Jordan, 1941, directed by alexander hall, with robert montgomery, evelyn keyes, claude rains, at turner classic movies. Neither warren beatty nor chris rock could improve upon here. Whats worrying is that sometimes a movie can be set in the 90s and i havent even noticed it took me ages to work out why bradley coopers character didnt just go online in place beyond the pines. 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. The premise of coming back to life in someone elses body was very interesting and different and it seemed to be copied several times over the years. Jordan falls in the supernatural genre that attempts to reassure viewers that the. Jordan on bluray in its original aspect ratio of about 1. Jordan, an angelic corporate manager, realizes the mistake, he tries to compensate with a comparable body to replace pendletons, which has been cremated. 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. Jordan is a very entertaining and thoughtprovoking film with great performances by robert montgomery and 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.
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