Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) is a comedy film in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to Heaven before his time, is given a second chance back on Earth. It stars Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains and Evelyn Keyes. The movie was adapted by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller from the play Heaven Can Wait by Harry Segall. It was directed by Alexander Hall.
It won Academy Awards for Best Writing, Original Story and Best Writing, Screenplay. It was nominated...
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) is a comedy film in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to Heaven before his time, is given a second chance back on Earth. It stars Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains and Evelyn Keyes. The movie was adapted by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller from the play Heaven Can Wait by Harry Segall. It was directed by Alexander Hall.
It won Academy Awards for Best Writing, Original Story and Best Writing, Screenplay. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Montgomery), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Gleason), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Director and Best Picture.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan was followed by Down to Earth (1947), in which two of the actors reprised their roles.
It was remade several times, with different titles: Heaven Can Wait (1978), and Down to Earth (2001) (which is the name of the sequel to Here Comes Mr Jordan). It was also remade in India as Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968).
Boxer and amateur pilot Joe Pendleton (Robert...
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