Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

84 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Nov. 16, 1942

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.

Lucky Jordan

84 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Nov. 16, 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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Paramount
Original title Lucky Jordan
Directors Charles C. Coleman, Frank Tuttle
Writers Charles Leonard, Darrell Ware, Karl Tunberg

Cast

Alan Ladd

as Lucky Jordan

Helen Walker

as Jill Evans

Sheldon Leonard

as Slip Moran

Mabel Paige

as Annie ('Ma')

Marie McDonald

as Pearl

Lloyd Corrigan

as Ernest Higgins

Dave Willock

as Angelo Palacio

Russell Hoyt

as Eddie

John Wengraf

as Herr Kesselman

Miles Mander

as Kilpatrick

Clem Bevans

as Gas Station Attendant

Anthony Caruso

as Hired Gun

Charles Cane

as Sergeant

George Meader

as Clarence

Virginia Brissac

as Clarence's Wife

Kitty Kelly

as Vera Maggotti

George Humbert

as Joe Maggotti

Al Hill

as First Killer (as Al M. Hill)

Fred Kohler Jr.

as Second Killer

Kirk Alyn

as Pearl's Boyfriend

Georgia Backus

as Toy Shop Clerk

Jack Baxley

as Passerby with Quarter

Sara Berner

as Helen

Dorothy Dandridge

as Hollyhock School Maid

Joe Downing

as Harrison

Danny Duncan

as Cigar Store Clerk

Ralph Dunn

as Army Guard

Edward Earle

as Government Courier with Briefcase

Edythe Elliott

as Second Secretary

Albert Ferris

as Gardener

Frederick Giermann

as Bulky Gardener

Roy Gordon

as Colonel

William Halligan

as Miller

John Harmon

as Big-Ears

Carol Hughes

as Girl in Back Room

Olaf Hytten

as Charles

Arthur Loft

as Hearndon

Edwin Max

as Sergeant

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

as Second Soldier

Harold Minjir

as Flower Shop Clerk

Jimmy O'Gatty

as Mug

Ralph Peters

as Brig Sergeant

Paul Phillips

as Pick-Up Man

Terrance Ray

as Sentry

Keith Richards

as Third Soldier

Ronald R. Rondell

as Florist

Paul Stanton

as George Hunnicutt

Elliott Sullivan

as First Soldier

Crane Whitley

as Gardener