Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Directed by Alexander Hall · 94 min · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
53.0 TOPICAL score · #1,720 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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?
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941, directed by Alexander Hall) has a TOPICAL score of 53.0 - ranked 1,720 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 8 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Story. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (126 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (126 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 8 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Story; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read5,511 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Robert Montgomery (actor #1,323), Evelyn Keyes (actor #1,399), Claude Rains (actor #253), Rita Johnson
“On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10