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Johnny Eager is a 1941 American film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. Heflin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was one of many spoofed in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982).
Johnny Eager: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin. The step-daughter of a district attorney falls in love with a gangster on parole who her father originally imprisoned.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1942-01-17
Paroled gangster Johnny Eager pretends to be an honest taxi driver, but actually runs a large gambling racket. Leaving the office of his parole officer, Mr. Burns, Johnny encounters society girl Lisbeth Bard.
- Mervyn Leroy, Al Shenberg
- Robert Taylor
Johnny Eager is a 1941 film noir starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner as a gangster and a sociology student who fall in love. The film also features Van Heflin as Johnny's right-hand man, who may have a hidden romance with him.
A gangster on parole falls in love with the stepdaughter of a district attorney who imprisoned him. He schemes to open a dog racing track and blackmails the DA, but faces a dilemma when his lover is threatened.
Johnny Eager (1941) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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After Johnny Eager (Robert Taylor) is released from jail, the unreformed gangster fools his parole officer (Henry O'Neill) into believing his ways are changed.
