John "Johnny" Eager
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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 . [2] The film was one of many spoofed in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982).
Robert Taylor stars as a gangster who tries to go straight and falls for the daughter of his parole officer, played by Lana Turner. The film won an Oscar for Van Heflin's supporting role and features a classic song by Ernie Burnett.
- (3.4K)
- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1942-01-17
Jul 8, 2014 · Johnny Eager. 34 Likes. 2014 Jul 8. OSCAR WINNER:Best Supporting Actor - Van HeflinTough-talking, two-timing and terrific, Lana Turner stars as the co-ed daughter of a district attorney who takes...
- 3 min
- 8.1K
- Warner Bros.
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.
- (38)
- Mervyn Leroy
- Crime, Drama
- Robert Taylor
Oct 24, 2003 · A classic film noir about a racketeer who seduces the DA's daughter for revenge, then falls in love. Starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold and directed by Mervyn Leroy.
- Mervyn Leroy, Al Shenberg
- Robert Taylor
Sep 10, 2012 · The John Lee Mahin/James Edward Grant script for this gangster movie proposes an intriguingly sleazy scenario about a cold-blooded hoodlum (Taylor), his homosex.
An exceptional noir melodrama from the earliest phase of the cycle, Mervyn LeRoy’s Johnny Eager stars Robert Taylor in the title role as an ex-con teetering between perception and reality, arrogance and desperation.
