Johnny Eager

1941 · 107 min · dir. Mervyn LeRoy

Johnny Eager is a 1942 American film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, and Van Heflin. The film follows a paroled criminal who meets and falls in love with a young sociology student who is the stepdaughter of the district attorney who imprisoned him. Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, and Glenda Farrell appear in supporting roles. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.