Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Robert Montgomery’s Belted Leather Jacket
Vitals Robert Montgomery as Joe Pendleton, prizefighter and pilot known as "The Flying Pug" En route New York City, Spring 1941 Film: Here Comes Mr. Jordan Release Date: August 7, 1941 Director: Alexander Hall Costume Designer: Edith Head (g…
Robert Montgomery as Joe Pendleton, prizefighter and pilot known as "The Flying Pug"
En route New York City, Spring 1941
Film:Here Comes Mr. Jordan Release Date: August 7, 1941 Director: Alexander Hall Costume Designer: Edith Head (gowns)
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
Background
Perhaps one of the first true "Renaissance men" in Hollywood, Robert Montgomery was born 120 years ago today on May 21, 1904 in New York's Hudson Valley. Montgomery displayed a versatile range across movies and television, his comedic and dramatic abilities resulting in two Academy Award nominations and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also an inventive director, pioneering an unusual but daring first-person narrative style for his 1947 directorial debut Lady in the Lake, adapted from Raymond Chandler's pulp novel of the same name.
When World War II began in Europe, Montgomery enlisted for the American Field Service in London and drove ambulances in France up through the famous Dunkirk evacuation. After the United States entered the war a year and a half later, Montgomery joined the U.S. Navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander.
Amidst all this, Montgomery received his second Oscar nomination for his performance as the charismatic, saxophone-playing boxer Joe Pendleton in the smart supernatural comedy Here Comes Mr. Jordan, based on Harry Segall's 1938 play Heaven Can Wait.
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