Jordan and his hyper assistant 70 take his case as if he were a stranded plane passenger in need of v. Jordan, so with that movies dvd debut, i figured it was finally time to check out the effort that inspired the other two. It stars robert montgomery, claude rains and evelyn keyes the film script, based on harry segalls play heaven can wait, was written by sidney buchman and seton i. 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 on bluray in its original aspect ratio of about 1. Jordan 1941 starring robert montgomery and evelyn keyes on dvd and bluray. When columbia pictures financial advisors read the screenplay for the fantasy comedy here comes mr. Joe tries to remake farnsworths unworthy life in his own. Robert montgomery played prizefighter and amateur pilot joe pendleton, who, on the verge of winning the championship, is. Jordan criterion collection, dvd, full frame, special edition, restored, comedyclassic, 715515179416. Robert montgomery plays saxophoneplaying boxer joe pendleton, who insists upon piloting his own plane, much to the consternation of his. Joe pendleton montgomery is a boxer and amateur pilot. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. A sophisticated supernatural hollywood comedy whose influence continues to be felt, here comes mr.
With robert montgomery, claude rains, evelyn keyes, rita johnson. Jordan is a 1941 comedyfantasy film directed by alexander hall, starring robert montgomery and claude rains. When a boxer is called to heaven fifty years before his time, celestial executive mr. Boxer joe pendleton becomes the ward of angelic advisorcounselors after his earthly body is accidentally destroyed. 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. Here comes mr jordan the criterion collection bluray 1941. The glass key 1942 real rerip 720p bluray dts x264veto. Boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery is on the verge of a bout with ko murdock that will allow the winner to subsequently fight for the championship. Frederick hollanders sweet score comes across well on the clear soundtrack. The 1978 film, heaven can wait warren beatty was, as it was a remake not of heaven can wait but of here comes mr.
Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. The premise of the film has been around for a while. Revisiting another laserdisc title, criterion presents alexander halls here comes mr. Jordan claude rains, that his death was a clerical error, and that he. 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. I am using this video for non profit and research purposes only.
That hamilton woman 1941 vivien leigh full movie subtitulos en espanol duration. When a boxer robert montgomery is accidentally called to heaven 50 years before his time, its up to celestial executive extraordinaire mr. 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. Jordan is often confused with the 1943 movie, heaven can wait, starring don ameche and directed by ernst lubitsch. This movie was a remake of heaven can wait 1978, which was a remake of here comes mr. Jordan stars the eminently versatile robert montgomery as a workingclass boxer and amateur aviator whose plane crashes in a freak accident. Jordan is a prime example of the classic film blanc in action. 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. Here comes mr jordan 1941 720p bluray h264 aacrarbg. Saxplaying fighter joe robert montgomery and bumbling messenger 70 edward everett horton, who snatched him from a plane crash in which he would not have died, rush to the home of his manager max james gleason, intending to restore him to his body, in here comes mr. Can wait itself a remake of the 1941 film here comes mr. Jordan is a 1941 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by alexander hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to heaven before his.
It stars robert montgomery, claude rains and evelyn keyes. Jordan 1941 has proven to be a timeless and universal movie that keeps on giving, and the welcome new release from the criterion collection attests to it. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Jordan 1941 alexander hall on allmovie the usually debonair robert montgomery stepped. While flying to his next bout, his plane suffers a mechanical failure and goes into a dive.
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. Boxer joe pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes. Boxer joe pendleton robert montgomery is killed in a plane crash on the way to a championship fight. Heaven can wait, the title of the original play that was adapted for here comes mr.
Smith goes to washington, was instrumental in getting the film made at all. Always a fun movie to watch, i do not pay much attention to the absurdity of it all but just enjoy the movie. 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. Finally, the movies tend to be frivolous comedies, so silly that no one is likely to take them seriously. He finds himself in heaven but is told, by a wry angel named mr. Jordan starring robert montgomery in this fantasy on directv. Jordan 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jordan claude rains seeks another body for the soul of a boxer robert montgomery, dead 50 years too soon. Here comes mr jordan criterion collection bluray 1941. Before the matter can be rectified, joes body is cremated. Jordan 1941, jhuk gaya aasmaan, kaun hai jo sapnon men aayaa, marguerita, rafis peppy songs, rajendra kumar, saira banu, shankarjaikishan. Jordan has spawned two direct remakes and a sequel, but the 1941 original retains a snap and a vigorand a unique charmthat no other version has been able to duplicate. I hadnt heard of here comes mr jordan before, though i have seen a later film ernest lubitschs heaven can wait which was based on the same.
The premise of coming back to life in someone elses body was very interesting and different and it seemed to be copied several times over the years. In this case the screenplay writer, sidney buchman, who also wrote holiday, the talk of the town and mr. It is indeed a frivolous comedy, and it starts with a prologue, beginning with we heard a story, where the we has no antecedent, but presumably refers to those. Here comes mr jordan is my all time favourite movie and being only fourteen and not having seen many movies i believe that this would be impossible for any other movie.
Robert montgomerys performance as boxer joe pendelton allowed the actor to take a departure from the sophisticated, drawingroom roles that characterized much. Alexander halls classic romantic fantasy here comes mr. Being in a personal schizophrenic state as well, watching this in new york not here nor there. This new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of a preservation finegrain positive. Jun 14, 2016 10 cloverfield lane twists and turns its way onto home video alongside a classic supernatural comedy. Jordan 1941 full online hd movie streaming free unlimited download, annabelle comes hom full series 1941 online movie for free. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing here comes mr. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including best. No extras are included, but sonys generic menu informs us of a french audio track option. 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 opts to protect instead of complicating its characters or to pile on one more story detail than it really needs. Down to earth 2001 yify download movie torrent yts. Jordan is a very entertaining and thoughtprovoking film with great performances by robert montgomery and claude rains. 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, they had their doubts as to its boxoffice potential. Jordan is a sophisticated supernatural comedy that provided necessary comic relief to warworried audiences at. 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.
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