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(aka "Lucky Gordon" or "Prelude to Glory")
Directed by Frank Tuttle
USA 1942
Screen great Alan Ladd (China, O.S.S., Calcutta, Shane) stars as a wise guy who finds himself in one predicament after another in Lucky Jordan. When he discovers that he can no longer avoid the draft, a self-serving New York racketeer (Ladd) fails at his half-hearted attempt at military life. He goes AWOL, stealing a car that happens to contain a briefcase full of valuable military plans. What follows is an escapade filled with Nazi spies, espionage, assassins, saboteurs…and a beautiful member of the WAC determined to reform the gangster. Directed by Frank Tuttle (This Gun for Hire) and co-starring Helen Walker (Murder, He Says), Lucky Jordan is tough…trigger mad…and terrific! *** 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. |
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Theatrical Release: November 16th, 1942
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Distribution | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:23:37.416 | |
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1. 37:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,246,600,026 bytesFeature: 19,709,239,296 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.93 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio English 1592 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1592 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
1. 37:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,246,600,026 bytesFeature: 19,709,239,296 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.93 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan • Theatrical Trailer (1:36) Reversible Cover Art
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On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. Lucky Jordan's track is clean and
has few aggressive moments (rifle fire, physical conflicts etc.) that come through with
effective depth. There is a score by
Adolph Deutsch (The Maltese Falcon,
High
Sierra,
Ramrod,
The
Apartment,
Across the Pacific)
adding marginally to the drama
in the lossless transfer. Kino offer optional English (SDH)
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Kino
Blu-ray
Frank Tuttle's Lucky Jordan
was based on Charles Leonard's original screenplay, Prelude to Glory,
about a gangster serving in the army. Lucky Jordan was the first
film role of Helen Walker (also in two favorite dark cinema gems;
Impact, and
Nightmare Alley.) The briefcase carried by 'Lucky' was also used
by Alan Ladd when he played Raven in
This
Gun for Hire (where Ladd received fourth billing - however his
performance made him a star.) Ladd reportedly, considered the briefcase
prop a good luck charm. Fans always enjoy seeing Ladd in a crime
melodrama as a gangster taking on spies. Lucky Jordan
is not at the height of his Lake-Ladd Noirs but full of his tough-guy
charisma. The Kino Blu-ray
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