Here Comes Mr Jordan

Product Description When a boxer (Robert Montgomery) is accidentally called to Heaven 50 years before his time, it's upto celestial executive extraordinaire Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains) to straighten out the matter. When Columbia Pictures' financial advisors read the screenplay for the fantasy comedy HERE COMES MR. JORDAN, they had their doubts as to its box-office potential. Screenwriter Sidney Buchman went directly to studio president Harry Cohn in an effort to convince him to make the film. Cohn liked the script's uniqueness and, saying that all his bankers wanted was "what sold last year," told Buchman he'd make the picture. To play the saxophone-playing boxer Joe Pendelton, Cohn decided to borrow Robert Montgomery from MGM. Although Mongomery had some initial doubts about his part, he delivered what was to become an Oscar -nominated performance. The film, which received a total of seven 1941 nominations, including Best Picture, won two (Best Motion Picture Story, Best Screenplay). HERE COMES MR. JORDAN Tienda Even after two remakes--one a classic (Heaven Can Wait), the other, not so much (Chris Rock's Down to Earth)--this 1941 fantasy, an Oscar-winner for Best Original Story and Screenplay, has lost none of its ethereal charms. Robert Montgomery gives a knockout performance as Joe Pendleton, a boxer "in the pink" and poised to be the next heavyweight champion until a celestial messenger (Edward Everett Horton at his fussy best) pulls him from an impending plane crash and sends him to heaven before his time. Courtesy of Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains), Joe resumes his training in the body of a wealthy, unscrupulous businessman whose wife and personal secretary are plotting to murder. James Gleason steals his scenes as Joe's understandably befuddled manager, with lovely Evelyn Keyes as Bette Logan, whose innocent father the real Farnsworth framed and sent to prison, and with whom Joe/Farnsworth falls in love. Though this DVD doesn't even feature a chapter menu, the film itself is, as advertised, "as fantastic a yarn as was ever spun" and will make you feel, as Bette does when she looks into Joe's eyes, "warm, alive, and happy." And they don't make too many like that anymore. --Donald Liebenson Stills from Here Comes Mr. Jordan (click for larger image) Beyond Here Comes Mr. Jordan Columbia Classics on Tienda More Boxing Films on TiendaThe Remake: Heaven Can Wait

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.53 pulgadas; 0.32 Onzas Director : Alexander Hall Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Blanco y negro, Closed-captioned, Pantalla completa, NTSC, Subtitulado Tiempo de ejecución : 1 hora y 34 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Febrero 6, 2007 Actores : Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains, Rita Johnson, Edward Everett Horton Subtítulos: : Inglés, Portugués, Japonés Productores : Everett Riskin Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Unqualified, Francés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Estudio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ASIN : B000KX0IOU Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº96,552 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº1,083 en Fantasía (Películas y TV) nº3,833 en Romance (Películas y TV) nº11,751 en Comedia (Películas y TV) Opiniones de clientes: 4.7 de 5 estrellas 385 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.53 pulgadas; 0.32 Onzas Director : Alexander Hall Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Blanco y negro, Closed-captioned, Pantalla completa, NTSC, Subtitulado Tiempo de ejecución : 1 hora y 34 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Febrero 6, 2007 Actores : Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains, Rita Johnson, Edward Everett Horton Subtítulos: : Inglés, Portugués, Japonés Productores : Everett Riskin Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Unqualified, Francés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Estudio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ASIN : B000KX0IOU Número de discos : 1