Gangsterfalle

Gangsterfalle (1942)

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.

Erscheinungsdatum
1942-11-16
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (5)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 24 Min.
Genres
Komödie, Drama
Regie
Frank Tuttle

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Lucky Jordan is a 1942 comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Alan Ladd in his first leading role, Helen Walker in her film debut and Sheldon Leonard. The screenplay concerns a self-centered gangster who tangles with Nazi spies.

Production

The film was based on an original screenplay by Charles Leonard, Prelude to Glory, about a gangster who joins the army. Paramount bought the script in March 1942 as a vehicle for Alan Ladd. Karl Tunberg and Darrell Ware were assigned to rewrite the screenplay.

Paulette Goddard was announced as Ladd's costar but eventually withdrew. Her part was taken by Helen Walker, who had arrived in Hollywood just one month before being cast. Walker had been signed by Paramount on the basis of her Broadway success in Jason. This was her first film role.

The film was Ladd's second since becoming a star, and the first for which he was billed alone above the title. The film was retitled Lucky Jordan in July 1942.

Ladd's briefcase in the film is the same that he had used as Raven in This Gun for Hire. He believed that the prop would bring good luck.

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