Lucky Jordan (1942)

Lucky Jordan, cynical gambler and racketeer, finds one thing his luck and connections can't fix: the draft board. In the army, he fits like the proverbial square peg, and deserts...to find ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Tuttle

Writers:

Darrell Ware (screen play), Karl Tunberg (screen play),

Stars:

Alan Ladd, Helen Walker, Sheldon Leonard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Ladd	...	Lucky Jordan
Helen Walker	...	Jill Evans
Sheldon Leonard	...	Slip Moran
Mabel Paige	...	Annie ('Ma')
Marie McDonald	...	Pearl
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Ernest Higgins
Dave Willock	...	Angelo Palacio
Russell Hoyt	...	Eddie
John Wengraf	...	Herr Kesselman
Miles Mander	...	Kilpatrick
Clem Bevans	...	Gas Station Attendant
Anthony Caruso	...	Hired Gun
Charles Cane	...	Sergeant
George Meader	...	Clarence
Virginia Brissac	...	Clarence's Wife

Storyline

Lucky Jordan, cynical gambler and racketeer, finds one thing his luck and connections can't fix: the draft board. In the army, he fits like the proverbial square peg, and deserts...to find his former henchman selling the mob's services to enemy spies and saboteurs. Meanwhile, Jill, the attractive WAC he's taken hostage, hopes to reform him (by any means at her disposal). But it takes an unexpected plot twist to make Jordan change his ways...

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Plot Keywords:

draft | spy | gangster | nazi | communist | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coração de Pedra

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 31, 1944 with Alan Ladd reprising his film role.

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Quotes

Lucky Jordan: 'Til I ran up against you, Nazi was just a word in the newspaper to me. Now it's another way to spell cockroach.

User Reviews

The 19 Year Old Dorothy Dandridge

The 19 year old Dorothy Dandridge got the opportunity to act alongside of Alan Ladd in this rather dull film, 'Lucky Jordan'. It sums up how lucky she was during her teens to act alongside Alan Ladd, John Wayne, The Little Rascals, Abbott and Costello and The Marx Brothers.