Revisiting another laserdisc title, criterion presents alexander halls here comes mr. A sophisticated supernatural hollywood comedy whose influence continues to be felt, here comes mr. The album title is a reference to the film here comes mr. 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. Jordan stars the eminently versatile robert montgomery as a workingclass boxer and amateur aviator whose plane crashes in a freak accident.
Official downloadget the latest ie internet browser for your system. At times the movie came across as a bit soft and illdefined, but not with great frequency. Originally released at a time of national anxietyfour months before pearl harborthe comic fantasy here comes mr. Jordan claude rains, that his death was a clerical error, and that he can return to earth. Death has come about 50 years too soon for boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery when wellmeaning but novice angel 70 edward everett horton takes his soul, believing theres no way he could have survived an imminent plane crash. With robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes, rita johnson. Jordan 2002 boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery is killed in a plane crash on the way to a championship fight. Smith goes to washington, was instrumental in getting the film made at all. When there was a movie like that, wed put it on the old netflix queue and snuggle up. Joe pendleton montgomery is a boxer and amateur pilot. Not that shell need that sweater or the rest of it. 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. Always a fun movie to watch, i do not pay much attention to the absurdity of it all but just enjoy the movie.
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 stars robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes, rita johnson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of out of 100. 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. Internet explorer downloads windows help microsoft support. Jordan was remade as heaven can wait 1978, starring warren beatty, buck henry and julie christie. Jordan 1941 trailer topics robert montgomery claude rains evelyn keyes james gleason edward everett horton sidney buchman seton miller alexander hall here comes mr. 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. Neither warren beatty nor chris rock could improve upon here. Here comes mr jordan stock photos and images alamy. If the above synopsis sounds familiar, thats because here comes mr. Studio mogul harry cohn had his doubts about the films commercial prospects and was also getting heat from the companys east coast financial advisors, who thought cohn should play it safe and. This isnt a stellar release, but i like the film quite a lot.
Heaven can wait 1978, starring and codirected by warren beatty, made joe a football player. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Jordan criterion collection, dvd, full frame, special edition, restored, comedyclassic, 715515179416. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Down to earth 1947 is a musical comedy starring rita hayworth, larry parks, and marc platt, and directed by alexander hall. Death has come about 50 years too soon for boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery when wellmeaning but novice angel 70 edward everett horton takes his soul, believing theres no way he could have survived. Boxer joe pendleton becomes the ward of angelic advisorcounselors after his earthly body is accidentally destroyed. Jordan and his hyper assistant 70 take his case as if he were a stranded plane passenger in need of v.
Jordan, and blithe spirit, ghost or truly, madly, deeply. Jordan provides a spry and amusing fable that holds up well after more than 65 years and various remakes. 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. Jordan 1941, jhuk gaya aasmaan, kaun hai jo sapnon men aayaa, marguerita, rafis peppy songs, rajendra kumar, saira banu, shankarjaikishan. The film script, based on harry segall s play heaven can wait, was written by sidney. 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. Here comes the angel of death the current the criterion. Duterte revealed it was solicitor general jose calida who did the research to support his issuance of proclamation 572, which voided the amnesty granted to senator antonio trillanes iv. This new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of a preservation fine. This new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of a preservation finegrain positive. Jun 18, 2016 alexander halls classic romantic fantasy here comes mr. Down to earth is a 1947 musical comedy film starring rita hayworth, larry parks, and marc platt, and directed by alexander hall. While edward everett horton and james gleason reprise their roles from the earlier film, roland culver replaces claude rains as mr.
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. Jordan, 1941, directed by alexander hall, with robert montgomery, evelyn keyes, claude rains, at turner classic movies. 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. Alexander halls classic romantic fantasy here comes mr. Boxer joe pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes. A sterling example of an apicture produced within the studio system, here comes mr. The early romantic comedy here comes mr jordan has lost none of its charm. 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. Jordan is often confused with the 1943 movie, heaven can wait, starring don ameche and directed by ernst lubitsch. Perhaps its the way it mixes elements in a way unique to its erascrewball comedy. 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 opts to protect instead of complicating its characters or to pile on one more story detail than it really needs. 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 new microsoft edge was built to bring you the best. 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. Jordan was actually seen as a risky venture for columbia pictures. Jordan 1941 starring robert montgomery and evelyn keyes on dvd and bluray.
Finnish, french, german, hindi, hungarian, icelandic, italian, greek, norwegian, portuguese, romanian, spanish. 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 is a prime example of the classic film blanc in action. Claude rains, evelyn keyes and james gleason reprised their roles in a lux radio theatre broadcast on 26 jan 1942, costarring cary grant. In this case the screenplay writer, sidney buchman, who also wrote holiday, the talk of the town and mr. When a boxer is called to heaven fifty years before his time, celestial executive mr.
Jordan directed by alexander hall and starring robert montgomery, claude rains. The dvd offers perfectly solid picture and audio but omits extras. Despite some minor issues, the transfer of jordan usually fared well sharpness was fairly positive. Maybe i should say by way of preface, that my wife and i enjoyed old movies like topper, here comes mr. Jordan is a very entertaining and thoughtprovoking film with great performances by robert montgomery and claude rains. There are a number of unexpected turns which propel the story into a crazy yet satisfactory. 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. Jordan is a 1941 comedyfantasy film directed by alexander hall, starring robert montgomery and claude rains. Best known at the time for playing villains like prince john in the adventures of robin hood and senator paine in mr.
He finds himself in heaven but is told, by a wry angel named mr. 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 positively radiates reassurement, in the form of a beatific and perpetually amused claude rains. 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. Jordan 1941 trailer topics robert montgomery claude rains evelyn keyes james gleason edward everett horton sidney buchman seton. While flying to his next bout, his plane suffers a mechanical failure and goes into a dive. Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his. Smith goes to washington his iconic role in casablanca. Starring robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes. Jordan 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Speaking at the davao international airport here from his trips to israel and jordan, mr. The original trailer in high definition of here comes mr. Heaven can wait, the title of the original play that was adapted for here comes mr.
Down to earth 2001, with chris rock, turned the character, renamed lance, into a standup comic. 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. It stars robert montgomery, claude rains and evelyn keyes. Neither warren beatty nor chris rock could improve upon. 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 the album was reissued, along with the secret value of daydreaming and help yourself, on 8 september. Jordan on bluray in its original aspect ratio of about 1. So when joe first finds himself amid swirling clouds, arguing with a hapless angelintraining named 70 about whether or not hes dead, the. Robert montgomery played prizefighter and amateur pilot joe pendleton, who, on the verge of winning the championship, is. Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his tim. The 1978 film, heaven can wait warren beatty was, as it was a remake not of heaven can wait but of here comes mr. Jordan received a staggering seven oscar nominations in 1942 and took home two awards for the best writing and screenplay, which is unsurprising when you consider how razorsharp the script remains even 70 years after its inception.
Here comes mr jordan the criterion collection bluray 1941. Before the matter can be rectified, joes body is cremated. The original version remains the finest but is still a slightly offbeat choice for the criterion. Its scheme of heavenly bureaucracy and souls boarding planes to heaven has no theological basis.
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