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Film Matinee: Here Comes Mr Jordan

BBC One
on BBC One London

Starring Robert Montgomery Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes with James Gleason

A lighthearted and ingenious film - which won two Academy Awards for its story and script - about a celestial executive who discovers that a new messenger has brought in the soul of a young boxer to the heavenly airport 50 years too soon.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Sidney Buchman
Screenplay:
Seton I. Miller
From the play "Heaven Can Wait" by:
Harry Segall
Producer:
Everett Riskin
Director:
Alexander Hall
Joe Pendleton:
Robert Montgomery
Mr. Jordan:
Claude Rains
Max Corkle:
James Gleason
Julia Farnsworth:
Rita Johnson
Messenger 7013:
Edward Everett Horton
Insp. Williams:
Donald MacBride
Lefty:
Don Costello
Sisk:
Halliwell Hobbes
Bugs:
Benny Rubin
Bette Logan:
Evelyn Keyes
Source: Radio Times

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