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Johnny Eager. 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. [2] 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
Johnny Eager. Summaries. The step-daughter of a district attorney falls in love with a gangster on parole who her father originally imprisoned. Ruthless hood Johnny Eager is pretending to his parole officer that he has chucked the rackets and is working as a taxi driver.
Johnny Eager (1941) is a delightful and fast-moving early period classic film noir, starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner as two compromised and heartless individuals working against their better natures as they slide fatefully into separate dooms. Directed by Mervin LeRoy and also starring Van Heflin and Paul Stewart, Johnny Eager is a ...
Jeff Hartnett. Robert Sterling. Jimmy Courtney. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. After Johnny Eager (Robert Taylor) is released from jail, the unreformed gangster fools his...
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- Mervyn Leroy
- Crime, Drama
- Robert Taylor
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Sep 22, 2021 · Romance, Crime, and Queer-coding in ‘Johnny Eager’. The queer storyline and fascinating lives of the lead actors set this film apart from other crime romances before and since. By Emily ...
Oct 24, 2003 · 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.
