Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Boxer Joe Pendleton heads to his upcoming bout when a novice Heavenly Messenger snatches his spirit from his body. Before the error can be corrected, Joe's earthly form is cremated; the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, recently murdered by his wife. Joe strives to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but along the way he falls in love; and what of that murderous wife?
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William Mull
Alexander Hall
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Robert Montgomery is really quite good in this engaging fantasy story. He's a boxer ("Joe") working with coach "Max" (the frequently scene-stealing James Gleason) for a crack at the world title. Then, suddenly, he is joining a queue to get into Heaven. Surely some mistake, he says - and after a bit of investigation by the eponymous administrator (Claude Rains) it is discovered that he's fifty years too early. Send him back - well unfortunately his friends were a little too zealous on the cremation front so there's no longer a body. "Jordan" concludes that it's best to find him another one - and they alight on millionaire "Farnsworth". It's a bit of a baptism of fire for "Joe" especially when his decision to do the right thing by some small investors earns him the enmity of his board and the need for yet another "host". He's getting fed up, "Jordan" is getting fed up - what's to be done? The story is amiably well written with Montgomery and developing love interest "Julia" (Rita Johnson) working well together as the story gathers an entertaining pace, tempered by a charmingly measured performance from Rains and Edward Everett Horton as the source of all the woes in the first place. It's Gleason, towards the end, that makes me smile - all thanks to some incredulity and a saxophone. Well worth a watch.
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The directors of Here Comes Mr. Jordan are William Mull and Alexander Hall.
The cast of Here Comes Mr. Jordan includes Chester Conklin as Newsboy (uncredited), Gerald Pierce as Newsboy (uncredited), Cyril Ring as Board Member (uncredited), Larry Steers as Fight Spectator (uncredited), Maurice Costello as Ringsider at Fight (uncredited), Bert Moorhouse as Ringside Broadcaster (uncredited), Larry Wheat as Board Member (uncredited), Benny Rubin as Bugs, Hans Moebus as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited), Donald MacBride as Inspector Williams, Sol Murgi as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited), Heinie Conklin as Reporter (uncredited), and more.
The duration of Here Comes Mr. Jordan is 1h 34 mins.
Yes. Here Comes Mr. Jordan has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]. Watch them on this page.
You can watch Here Comes Mr. Jordan on Amazon Video (Rent). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan was released on 07 Aug 1941.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan is listed under Comedy, Fantasy, and Romance on Fanbiz.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Robert Montgomery is really quite good in this engaging fantasy story. He's a boxer ("Joe") working with coach "Max" (the frequently scene-stealing James Gleason) for a crack at..."
