The New Pictures, Aug. 25, 1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Columbia). There is hell to pay when Celestial Messenger No. 7013 (Edward Everett Horton) returns to heaven with the soul of a prize fighter (Robert Montgomery) snatched from his private plane before it crashed to earth in "a place called New Jersey." No. 7013, a green and sentimental hand, wanted to spare the fighter the pain of crashing. But The Book says that the fighter is scheduled to live for 50 more years, meantime becoming world's heavyweight champion. He would have survived the crash; he must be returned to his...

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