Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Born in New York City. Brother of screenwriter Robert Riskin. Production executive at Columbia who entered American film as associate producer of BLACK MOON (1934). Other associate producer credits include ONE NIGHT OF LOVE (also 1934), IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK (1935), THEODORA GOES WILD (1936) and THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937). His producer credits inclde I'LL LOVE YOU ALWAYS (1935), MORE THAN A SECRETARY (1936), WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE, LET'S GET MARRIED and I'LL TAKE ROMANCE (all 1937), HOLIDAY and I AM THE LAW (both 1938), THE AMAZING MR. WILLIAMS (1939), HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (1941), A GUY NAMED JOE (1943), KISMET (1944), THE THIN MAN GOES HOME (1945), HIGH BARBAREE (1947), JULIA MISBEHAVES (1947) and his last film THUNDER IN THE EAST (1952).    Nominated for Best Picture 1934: ONE NIGHT OF LOVE - Associate Producer at Columbia (w. Harry Cohn, producer)    Nominated for Best Picture 1937: THE AWFUL TRUTH - Associate Producer at Columbia (w. Leo McCarey, producer)    Nominated for Best Picture 1941: HERE COMES MR. JORDAN - Producer at Columbia 3 nominations