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Johnny Eager
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Johnny Eager is a 1941 American crime film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay was written by James Edward Grant, with music composed by Bronisław Kaper. The cast includes Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, and Van Heflin. The film is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 107 minutes.
The plot involves a charming racketeer who seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge but subsequently falls in love. The film was released on December 9, 1941, and is distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, an award it received. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.1 and an OMDb rating of 7.0.
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6.2A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Screenwriter
- James Edward Grant
- Cast member
- Don Costello
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Producer
- John W. Considine Jr.
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 298093
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Lana Turner and Robert Taylor in Johnny Eager.png
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- publication date
- 1941-00-00
- title
- Johnny Eager
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Johnny Eager
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