Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Aug 7, 1941

1h 34m

★ 6.9

A picture different from anything ever screened before!

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?

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Trailers

Cast

Joe Pendleton

Robert Montgomery

Bette Logan

Evelyn Keyes

Mr. Jordan

Claude Rains

Julia Farnsworth

Rita Johnson

Messenger 7013

Edward Everett Horton

Max Corkle

James Gleason

Tony Abbott

John Emery

Inspector Williams

Donald MacBride

Lefty

Don Costello

Sisk

Halliwell Hobbes

Bugs

Benny Rubin

Charlie (uncredited)

Warren Ashe

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