Here Comes Mr Jordan (Columbia Pictures) (1941)

ng ROBERT MONTGOMERY CLAUDE RAINS EVELYN KEYES-JAMES GLEASON eveeett HORTON RITA JOHNSON JOHN EMERY Reprint A Columbia Screen play by Sidney Buchman and Seton |. Miller. Directed by ALEXANDER HALL. produced by EVERETT RISKIN CAST Joe Pendleton Robert Montgomery Bette Logan. ..Evelyn Keyes Mr. Jordan. ...Claude Rains Max Cor kle. . . James Gleason Tony Abbott... .John Emery Inspector Williams Donald MacBride Julia Farnsworth MEOPLY oes ...-Don Costello Rita Johnson Sisk....... Halliwell Hobbes Messenger 7013 BUgS 6k. a ee Benny Rubin Edward Everett Horton CREDITS Screen Play by Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller; From the play “Heaven Can Wait” by Harry Segall; Directed by Alexander Hall; Assistant Director, William Mull; Director of Photography, Joseph Walker, A.S.C.; Film Editor, Viola Lawrence; Art Direction, Lionel Banks; Gowns by Edith Head; Musical Director, M. W. Stoloff; Sound Engineer; Produced hy Everett Riskin, A Columbia Reprint. STORY (Not for Publication) Joe Pendleton (Robert Montgomery), light heavyweight contender, is killed in the crash of his plane. Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains), chief dispatcher of the ‘‘Heavenly Express,” discovers Joe has arrived 50 years too soon. Mr. Jordan returns him to earth, giving Joe the body of murdered millionaire Bruce Farnsworth; he helps lovely Bette Logan (Evelyn Keyes), who is involved in the murder. When Farnsworth is again killed, Joe is given the body of Murdock, another challenger. Joe wins the championship, and Bette. (Running Time: 93 Minutes ) ‘Here Comes Mr. Jordan’ Stars Robert Montgomery (General Advance) “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” one of the most joyous comedies ever made and a byword wherever movies are discussed, returns to thes 2c... Theatre sceen on........... Robert Montgomery is starred in the Columbia Pictures’ reprint which won for itself unstinting critical and _ public praise. The impressive supporting cast includes Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, James Gleason, Edward Everett Horton, Rita Johnson and John Emery. In addition to its outstanding cast, what made “Here Comes Mr. Jordan” such a landmark among comedies, was its delightfully daring and different approach to comedy. It fascinated, it surprised and, above all, it made people laugh uproariously. The picture’s hilarious basic comedy situation is one that has regaled countless audiences, both old and new. In the comedy reprint, Mont Copyright 1953 Columbia Pictures Corp. gomery plays a guy named Joe, likable, with a sense of humor and an overwhelming ambition which is made possible of achievement by Claude Rains, who is cast as the sympathetic and kindly Mr, Jordan of the title. “Here Comes Mr, Jordan” was written for the screen by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller. Alexander Hall directed for producer Everett Riskin. Mat 1-A ROBERT MONTGOMERY stars and Evelyn Keyes is featured in Columbia Pictures’ comedy reprint, “‘“Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” at the........ Theatre. Claude Rains, James Gleason and Edward Everett Horton are others in the cast. ‘Here Comes Mr. Jordan ’—Again —As Delightfully Zany as Ever! (Review) In any listing of great comedies, ‘Here Comes Mr. Jordan” must be ranked near the very top. This delightful and different laugh-provoker returned to the Ep area? Theatre screen yesterday as a Columbia Pictures’ reprint starring Robert Montgomery and proved once again, if proof were needed, that it is a richly humorous and zestful cinema caper. Judging by the gales of laughter that greeted its return, “Here Comes Mr. Jordan’ has lost none of its ability to regale audiences. The delightful appeal of “Here Comes Mr. Jordan” is based upon its truly rib-tickling basic situation and the splendid performances of Montgomery and an impressive supporting cast. “Here Comes Mr. Jordan’ includes Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, James Gleason, Edward Everett Horton, Rita Johnson and John Emery, a rare assemblage of well-known character actors and stars. In “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,’ Montgomery plays a guy named Joe who has a sense of humor and a saxophone he doesn’t play as well as he thinks he does. The dazzling comedy reprint was written for the screen by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller and directed expertly by Alexander Hall, Everett Riskin was the producer. ‘Here Comes Mr. Jordan” Mat 2-A “HERE COMES MR. JORDAN,” Columbia Pictures’ delightful comedy reprint starring Robert Montgomery, center, and featuring Edward Everett Horton and Claude Rains, is now at the. .. . Theatre. Comedy Star Returns In “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” Columbia Pictures’ comedy reprint now at the............ Theatre, star Robert Montgomery has one of the most unusual roles of his career. Never before or since has Montgomery attempted such a fascinating—and richly comic —role. Without spilling the beans completely, suffice it to say that Montgomery plays the saxophone, but is not a musician. He’s Big Help! Famed character actor Claude Rains may not be associated in the audience mind with comedy, but at one time he appeared in one of the funniest Hollywood has ever produced. The movie, “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,’ Columbia Pictures’ comedy reprint starring Robert Montgomery at The. 253... Theatre, saw Rains in the title role as Mr. Jordan who helps Montgomery achieve his burning ambition. ‘Jordan’ Is Back! “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” one of. Hollywood’s all-time comedy successes, returns on.......... to the sites oF Theatre as a Columbia Pictures’ reprint. Starring Robert Montgomery, the comedy features an impressive supporting cast that includes Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, James Gleason, Edward Everett Horton, Rita Johnson and John Emery. Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller wrote the screen play which Alexander Hall directed; Everett Riskin produced. Has Title Role Claude Rains appears in more scenes of Columbia Pictures’ hilarious reprint comedy, “Hee Comes Mr. Jordan” than docs Robert Montgomery, star of the eae: Theatre’s delightfully different film presentation. Rains, too, is the “Mr. Jordan” of the title, a double distinction that is rare in Hollywood.