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Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?Read moreLess
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
The story
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
Watch trailerCast & crew
Robert MontgomeryJoe Pendleton
Evelyn KeyesBette Logan
Claude RainsMr. Jordan
Rita JohnsonJulia Farnsworth
Edward Everett HortonMessenger 7013
James GleasonMax Corkle
John EmeryTony Abbott
Donald MacBrideInspector Williams
Don CostelloLefty
Halliwell HobbesSisk
Benny RubinBugs
Warren AsheCharlie (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Alexander Hall
- Screenplay
- Sidney Buchman
- Screenplay
- Seton I. Miller
- Producer
- Everett Riskin
- Director of Photography
- Joseph Walker
- Editor
- Viola Lawrence
- Original Music Composer
- Friedrich Hollaender