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Quiz about Here Comes Mr Jordan
Quiz about Here Comes Mr Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Trivia Quiz


"Here Comes Mr. Jordan" is a film from 1941 that was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

A multiple-choice quiz by WhiskeyZulu. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
WhiskeyZulu
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
411,952
Updated
Mar 06 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
74
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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1. A key element of the plot of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" involves a man named Bruce Farnsworth. Who is he? Hint

He is a loving husband and philanthropist.
He is a corrupt businessman.
He is the mayor of the city.
He is a newspaper publisher.

2. Who is Mr. Jordan? Hint

A business tycoon
A fight promoter
An angel
A newspaper reporter

3. What is Joe Pendleton's profession? Hint

A professional boxer
A doctor
An airplane pilot
A race car driver

4. What happens to Joe on his way to his next job? Hint

He is abducted by gangsters who hold him for ransom.
He is killed in a plane crash.
He falls down, hits his head and suffers amnesia.
He has a heart attack and is in a coma.

5. What actor plays Joe Pendleton? Hint

Cary Grant
Clark Gable
Gary Cooper
Robert Montgomery

6. What instrument is Joe always playing? Hint

Trumpet
Clarinet
Trombone
Saxophone

7. Toward the end of the movie Joe assumes the body of Murdock. What has happened to him? Hint

He is knocked out in the ring.
He has been hit by a car on the way to fighting for the heavyweight title.
He has been shot while fighting for the heavyweight boxing championship.
He has been drugged and lapsed into a coma.

8. What role does Max Corkle play in the movie? Hint

He is Joe Pendleton's manager and trainer.
He tries to get Joe to give up his dream of heavyweight champion.
He is Joe Pendleton's business partner.
He never believes that Joe is in another body.

9. How do the police discover that Farnsworth's body is hidden in the basement refrigerator? Hint

A police dog searching the basement finds the body.
After a couple of weeks delay, the police search the basement and find the body.
Farnsworth's wife, in a drunken state, admits to helping kill her husband and hiding the body in the refrigerator.
Max Corkle learns about it from Joe and tells the police.

10. Evelyn Keyes plays Joe's love interest, Bette, in "Here Comes Mr. Jordan". How does the film reconcile their relationship? Hint

Mr. Jordan weaves his magic and Joe and Bette live happily ever after.
Bette sees no hope for her after Joe is killed by Tony.
There is a chance that Joe and Bette will have a future together.
As Murdoch Joe no longer has feelings for Bette.


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A key element of the plot of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" involves a man named Bruce Farnsworth. Who is he?

Answer: He is a corrupt businessman.

Bruce Farnsworth is never seen on the screen. He is murdered by his wife and secretary. In life he was a crooked, corrupt banker who sold worthless securities.
2. Who is Mr. Jordan?

Answer: An angel

Mr. Jordan is the angel supervisor in the way station to heaven. He is in charge of the recently departed souls who are waiting for the plane to heaven. He is the supervisor of novice angel 7013 who makes a critical mistake when identifying a departed soul.
3. What is Joe Pendleton's profession?

Answer: A professional boxer

Joe is affectionately known as "The Flying Pug". His ambition is to become heavyweight champion of the world.
4. What happens to Joe on his way to his next job?

Answer: He is killed in a plane crash.

Joe is flying his private plane to New York City for his next fight when a control cable severs and the plane crashes. Angel 7013 happens on the scene and prematurely retrieves Joe's soul, although Joe is not dead. At this point Mr. Jordan arrives on the scene and takes charge.
5. What actor plays Joe Pendleton?

Answer: Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery was nominated for the Academy Award for his portrayal of Joe Pendleton.
He earned a previous nomination for playing a psychotic killer in "Night Must Fall". Montgomery's movie career was interrupted by World War II where he served for five years in various assignments in the US Navy. He participated in the D-Day invasion onboard a destroyer and was also a PT Boat commander. He later put this experience to work as he directed PT boat scenes in "They Were Expendable", which also starred John Wayne. He is the father of "Bewitched" actress Elizabeth Montgomery.
6. What instrument is Joe always playing?

Answer: Saxophone

Joe's poor saxophone playing convinces his manager, Corkle, that he is actually Joe Pendleton. A lot of the comedy in the film involves Corkle talking to the invisible Mr. Jordan. The saxophone is also featured toward the end of the film where the heavyweight championship fight is taking place.
7. Toward the end of the movie Joe assumes the body of Murdock. What has happened to him?

Answer: He has been shot while fighting for the heavyweight boxing championship.

Joe has been killed in his identity as Farnsworth by Tony, Farnsworth's secretary. In his ghostly presence he is listening to the radio when he hears Murdock drop to the canvas. Mr. Jordan gives Joe a chance to assume his body. Joe does and wins the championship. But, he loses his identity as Farnsworth and any recognition he had to his past life is gone.
8. What role does Max Corkle play in the movie?

Answer: He is Joe Pendleton's manager and trainer.

Max Corkle is Joe's fight manager and trainer. When Joe appears to Max in Bruce Farnsworth's body, he convinces Max that he is Joe by playing an instrument. Joe then hires Max to get him ready for the championship fight. James Gleason, who plays Max, earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. He "steals" every scene he is in.
9. How do the police discover that Farnsworth's body is hidden in the basement refrigerator?

Answer: Max Corkle learns about it from Joe and tells the police.

The scene where the police detective is interviewing witnesses is very funny. Max Corkle is trying to convince the police about Joe, Mr. Jordan and the body switching. Of course, the detective thinks he is a nut. Max turns on the radio and hears the announcer say the saxophone is hanging at ringside and realizes that Joe has assumed Murdoch's body.

He races to the arena where Joe tells him that Farnsworth's body is in the refrigerator. After Max tells the police, Farnsworth's wife and Tony are arrested for murder. Joe, as Murdoch, fires his crooked manager and hires Max
10. Evelyn Keyes plays Joe's love interest, Bette, in "Here Comes Mr. Jordan". How does the film reconcile their relationship?

Answer: There is a chance that Joe and Bette will have a future together.

Joe has fallen in love with Bette, played by Evelyn Keyes. He has just enough time to tell her that if a stranger approaches her, especially a boxer, to give him another chance. Almost immediately he is shot by Tony. As Murdoch at the end of the film, he sees Bette waiting outside the dressing room.

There is a hint of recognition between them and he invites her to get a cup of coffee.
Source: Author WhiskeyZulu

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