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.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1942-01-17
Sep 22, 2021 · 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.
Johnny Eager. After Johnny Eager (Robert Taylor) is released from jail, the unreformed gangster fools his parole officer (Henry O'Neill) into believing his ways are...
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- Mervyn Leroy
- Crime, Drama
- Robert Taylor
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. “I’ve heard all about you, Johnny Eager…but I still want you to kiss me!” A charming racketeer seduces the DA’s stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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- Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Mervyn Leroy
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.
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
