Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Name: Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: August 21, 1941
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 69

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 21, 1941 | Passed

Summary: Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Passed

Runtime: 94 min

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Susan King

An absolute delight. [29 Dec 1996, p.78]

Mike D'Angelo

Originally released at a time of national anxiety—four months before Pearl Harbor—the comic fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan positively radiates reassurement, in the form of a beatific and perpetually amused Claude Rains. Read full review

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However you look at it, "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" is rollicking entertainment. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

This likable heavenly fantasy comedy was a big '40s crowd-pleaser. [14 Aug 1998, p.M]

Staff (Not Credited)

Montgomery’s portrayal is a highlight in a group of excellent performances. Keyes displays plenty of charm. James Gleason scores as the fast-gabbing fight manager, who is bewildered by the proceedings. Direction by Alexander Hall sustains a fast pace throughout. Read full review

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Lovely supporting performances from Rains, Horton (the anxiously over-zealous heavenly messenger who made the mistake in the first place) and Gleason (a hopelessly bemused fight manager); but the comedy of errors as Montgomery casts around for a new body in which to pursue his championship ambitions is rather uncomfortably tinged with the fey archness which so often came over Hollywood when envisaging an afterlife. Read full review

Christopher Machell

If for no other reason than its place in comedy history, Here Comes Mr. Jordan is interesting, if dispensable viewing. Read full review

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