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Johnny Eager
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6.2A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
Released: 1941-12-09107 minDir: Mervyn LeRoyCrime, Drama
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Cast
- Robert Taylor as Johnny Eager
- Lana Turner as Lisbeth Bard
- Edward Arnold as John Benson Farrell
- Van Heflin as Jeff Hartnett
- Robert Sterling as Jimmy Courtney
- Patricia Dane as Garnet
Themes
- self sacrifice
- gambling
- staged death
- gangster
- taxi driver
- fiancé
- deception
- film noir
- unrequited love
- shootout
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
3,469 votes
- Year
- 1941
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total
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- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 298093
- Image
- Lana Turner and Robert Taylor in Johnny Eager.png
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- publication date
- 1941-00-00
- title
- Johnny Eager
- Commons category
- Johnny Eager
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Categories
1942 American films1942 crime drama films1942 English-language films1942 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican gangster filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilm noirFilms about alcoholismFilms about criminalsFilms about taxisFilms directed by Mervyn LeRoyFilms featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award–winning performanceFilms scored by Bronisław KaperMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date