Here Comes Mr. Jordan
US (1941): Romance/Comedy/Fantasy
A beguiling fantasy comedy that accompanies a restless spirit from Earth to Heaven and back again. Robert Montgomery has a happy-go-lucky charm as professional boxer Joe Pendleton. When the fighter's plane crashes after a bout, his spirit is removed too early from his body by the inexperienced heavenly messenger (Edward Everett Horton, in one of his best roles). A new body must be found. The celestial Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains) grants him the use of the body of a millionaire about to be murdered in his tub, and later a heavyweight boxer who runs afoul of the Mob. Throughout his celestial journeys, he finds his way to the winsome Evelyn Keyes and his manager, James Gleason. Cast also includes Rita Johnson, John Emery, Donald MacBride, Don Costello, Halliwell Hobbes and Benny Rubin. Followed by the 1947 sequel Down to Earth and the inspiration for 1978's Heaven Can Wait, with Warren Beatty in the Montgomery role and the suave James Mason as Mr. Jordan. (amctv.com)
7 nominations, 2 Awards
· Writing (Best Original Story) 1941: Harry Segall
· Writing (Best Screenplay) 1941: Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller
· Best Picture 1941: Everett Riskin, producer (Columbia)
· Actor 1941: Robert Montgomery
· Supporting Actor 1941: James Gleason
· Directing 1941: Alexander Hall
· Cinematography (Black and White) 1941: Joseph B. Walker