---
title: 'Johnny Eager (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mervyn LeRoy'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/johnny-eager-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033774/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Johnny Eager (1941)

1941 · 107 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mervyn LeRoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-leroy)
- **Screenplay:** [James Edward Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edward-grant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bronisław Kaper](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronis-aw-kaper)
- **Producer:** [John W. Considine Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-w-considine-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)
- **Editor:** [Albert Akst](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-akst)

## Cast

- [Don Costello](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-costello)
- [Paul Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-stewart)
- [Patricia Dane](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-dane)
- [Barry Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-nelson)
- [Glenda Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenda-farrell)
- [Diana Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-lewis)
- [Van Heflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-heflin)
- [Connie Gilchrist](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-gilchrist)
- [Robert Sterling](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-sterling)
- [Edward Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-arnold)
- [Lana Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-turner)
- [Charles Dingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dingle)
- [Henry O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-o-neill)
- [Robert Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-taylor)

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