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. 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.
A gangster on parole falls in love with the stepdaughter of a district attorney who imprisoned him. He schemes to open a dog racing track and blackmails the DA, but faces a dilemma when his lover is threatened.
Johnny Eager (1941) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In an astonishingly explicit depiction of gay adoration for 1941, Van Heflin plays Jeff Hartnett, Eager’s closest friend and longtime admirer who drinks himself into oblivion while dreaming of a day when they can run away together to the Rocky Mountains.
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A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
