ApprovedHere Comes Mr. Jordan

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Play Time: 94 mins
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Overview:
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?

Status: Released (1941-08-07)
Awards:Won 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 6 nominations total
Screen:Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller, Harry Segall
Productions: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
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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 - ....

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