Lucky Jordan

Nov 16, 1942

1h 24m

★ 6.0

Tough ... trigger mad ... and Terrific !

Overview

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Lucky Jordan

Alan Ladd

Jill Evans

Helen Walker

Slip Moran

Sheldon Leonard

Annie ('Ma')

Mabel Paige

Pearl

Marie McDonald

Ernest Higgins

Lloyd Corrigan

Angelo Palacio

Dave Willock

Eddie

Russell Hoyt

Herr Kesselman

John Wengraf

Kilpatrick

Miles Mander

Gas Station Attendant

Clem Bevans

Hired Gun

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