Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a 1941 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall, 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 film script, based on Harry Segall's play "Heaven Can Wait", was written by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller.
The working titles for the film were Heaven Can Wait and Mr. Jordan Comes to Town.
The two lead actors reprised their roles in the film's sequel "Down to Earth" (1947), and Warren Beatty later remade the film as "Heaven Can Wait" (1978).
The premise of guardian angels was the focus of other Hollywood features, including "I Married an Angel" (1942); " A Guy Named Joe" (1943); "Angel on My Shoulder" (1946), in which Rains plays the Devil; "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946); "A Matter of Life and Death" (US:
"Stairway to Heaven", 1946);"The Bishop's Wife" (1947) and "Angels in the Outfield" (1951), but it all began with "Here Comes Mr. Jordan".
"Here Comes Mr. Jordan" was originally going to be released on VHS and Betamax in November 1979 as one of Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment's launch titles, but because of the financial success of "Midnight Express", the release was cancelled and "Midnight Express" took "
Here Comes Mr. Jordan"'s place in the launch lineup.
Due to this, Columbia did not release the film on home video until 1985.
Seton I. Miller
Seton Ingersoll Miller( May 3, 1902 – March 29, 1974) was an American screenwriter and producer.
During his career, he worked with many notable film directors such as Howard Hawks and Michael Curtiz.
Miller received two Oscar nominations and won once for Best Screenplay for fantasy romantic comedy film" Here Comes Mr. Jordan"( 1941) along with Sidney Buchman.
Jhuk Gaya Aasman
Jhuk Gaya Aasman
"( English: The Skies Have Bowed)" is a 1968 film directed by Lekh Tandon.
The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Saira Banu, Rajendranath and Prem Chopra.
Music is by Shankar Jaikishan.
The film is a remake of the American film" Here Comes Mr. Jordan"( 1941).
The film became super hit at the box- office due to it's captivating story, cast and hit music.
The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment.
Bahij Hojeij
Bahij Hojeij is a fictional and documentary director born in Lebanon.
His second feature length fiction film," Here Comes the Rain" was released in 2010.
Fatso!
This 2012 Hindi film's main plot device is similar to the Hollywood films Shallow Hal( 2001)," Heaven Can Wait"( 1978), and" Here Comes Mr. Jordan"( 1941), latter two of which were in turn based on a Broadway stageplay from the 1930s – by the noted playwright Harry Segall – also entitled" Heaven Can Wait".
Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)
Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 American fantasy- comedy film co-directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry which opens with the central story line of Joe Pendleton( played by Beatty) being mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel, and the resulting complications of how this mistake can be un- done( given that Joe Pendleton's body is no longer available) providing the basis of the film's plot.
It was the second film adaptation of Harry Segall's play of the same name, being preceded by" Here Comes Mr. Jordan"( 1941).
The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards.
The cast reunites Beatty with Julie Christie and Jack Warden, who also starred together in" Shampoo"( 1975).
Beatty and Christie had earlier occupied the lead roles in" McCabe& Mrs. Miller"( 1971).
In 2001, a third film adaptation of the play was done, titled" Down to Earth", sharing its name with the sequel to" Here Comes Mr. Jordan"( 1941).
Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall (January 11, 1894 – July 30, 1968) was an American film director and theatre actor.
Sidney Buchman
Sidney Robert Buchman( March 27, 1902 – August 23, 1975) was an American screenwriter and producer who worked on about 40 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s.
He received four Oscar nominations and won once for Best Screenplay for fantasy romantic comedy film" Here Comes Mr. Jordan"( 1941) along with Seton I. Miller.
Harry Segall
Harry Segall( April 10, 1892 – November 25, 1975) was an American playwright, screenwriter and television writer.
Segall was born in Chicago.
Harry Segall's writing career spans 1933 to 1959.
Segall's plays, including" Lost Horizons", appeared on Broadway in the mid-1930s.
In 1933, Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer brought Segall to Hollywood as a contract writer.
In 1936, he moved to RKO Pictures where he wrote and co-wrote screenplays for films such as" The Outcasts of Poker Flat", based on a story by Bret Harte and" Blind Alibi," starring Richard Dix.
During this time, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios also produced his screenplays.
In 1941, Segall won an Academy Award for best original story for the film" Here Comes Mr. Jordan", starring Robert Montgomery, based on Segall's play" Heaven Can Wait".
The play was later revived under the title" Wonderful Journey", but the revival lasted only nine performances.
A 1978 film version of" Heaven Can Wait" starred Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, and James Mason.
The play was then filmed as" Down to Earth", a vehicle for Chris Rock.
A Technicolor sequel to" Here Comes Mr. JordanDown to Earth"( no relation to the Chris Rock film) was released in 1947.
It starred Rita Hayworth and Larry Parks.
With the advent of television, Segall turned his writing talents to this medium, writing plots for TV series and" Playhouse 90".
He retired from screenwriting in 1959 and died November 25, 1975, in Woodland Hills, California.
Segall was interred in Roosevelt Cemetery, in Gardena, California.
Down to Earth (1947 film)
Down to Earth( 1947) is a musical comedy starring Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, and Marc Platt, and directed by Alexander Hall.
The film is a sequel to the film" Here Comes Mr. Jordan"( 1941), also directed by Hall.
While Edward Everett Horton and James Gleason reprise their roles from the earlier film, Roland Culver replaces Claude Rains as Mr. Jordan.

Question: When did the director of film Here Comes Mr. Jordan die?
Answer: July 30, 1968