#819: HALL, Alexander: Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
HALL, Alexander (United States)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan [1941]
Spine #819
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A sophisticated supernatural Hollywood comedy whose influence continues to be felt, Here Comes Mr. Jordan stars the eminently versatile Robert Montgomery as a working-class boxer and amateur aviator whose plane crashes in a freak accident. He finds himself in heaven but is told, by a wry angel named Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains), that his death was a clerical error, and that he can return to Earth by entering the body of a corrupt (and about-to-be-murdered) financier — whose soul could use a transplant. Nominated for seven Oscars (it won two) and the inspiration for a sequel with Rita Hayworth and two remakes, Alexander Hall's effervescent Here Comes Mr. Jordan is comic perfection.
94 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2016
Director/Writers
From the play Heaven Can Wait by Harry Segall.
Screenplay by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller.
Alexander Hall was 47 when he directed Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
The Film
The Film
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Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme.
Commentary
None.
Conversation
Between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker/distributor Michael Schlesinger.
Audio interview
From 1991 in which actor Elizabeth Montgomery discusses her father, Robert.
Lux Radio Theatre
Adaptation of Here Comes Mr. Jordan from 1942 starring Cary Grant, Rains, Keyes and Gleason.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme.
Commentary
None.
Conversation
Between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker/distributor Michael Schlesinger.
Audio interview
From 1991 in which actor Elizabeth Montgomery discusses her father, Robert.
Lux Radio Theatre
Adaptation of Here Comes Mr. Jordan from 1942 starring Cary Grant, Rains, Keyes and Gleason.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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