JOHNNY EAGER (MGM) Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Edward Arnold, Charles Dingle, Barry Nelson. A slick gangster gets involved with the DA’s daughter.
A sizzler for its time, this is one of the best of the film noirs. Taylor fits his role perfectly, and Turner is at her sexiest. Plus, she shows she can act. Who knew?
The story is engrossing, the characters are solid and played by an outstanding cast while Mervyn LeRoy’s direction is top-notch. Heflin won an academy award for his supporting role. In addition to the actors mentioned above, Patricia Dane adds to the movie’s sizzle as “Garnet” while Leona Maricle is striking in two very brief appearances as “Miss Mines”.
This is one of my all-time faves.
Scale of 10: I give it 9.
Tags: Barry Nelson, Charles Dingle Mervyn LeRoy, Edward Arnold, Johnny Eager, Lana Turner, Leona Maricle, Patricia Dane, Robert Taylor, Van Heflin
