Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Year
1941
Running time
94 min.
Country
United States
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Genre
Comedy. Romance. Fantasy | Romantic Comedy
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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?
Awards
1941: 2 Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay, Original Story. 7 Nominations
1941: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actor (Robert Montgomery)
1941: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).
Critics' reviews
- "There's too much metaphysical gabbing and a labored boy-gets-girl romance, but audiences loved this chunk of whimsey."
- "This 1941 film, which Warren Beatty remade as Heaven Can Wait, is nothing special in itself—a fairly routine romantic comedy from the 40s, with Robert Montgomery having a hard time acting like a lowlife."
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