Rage in Heaven (1941)

Old friends Ward and Phillip both become smitten with Phillip's mother's attractive young secretary Stella. But Stella marries Phillip and stands by him as his behavior becomes more and ... See full summary »

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Writers:

Christopher Isherwood (screenplay), Robert Thoeren (screenplay),

Stars:

Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Montgomery	...	Philip Monrell
Ingrid Bergman	...	Stella Bergen
George Sanders	...	Ward Andrews
Lucile Watson	...	Mrs. Monrell
Oskar Homolka	...	Dr. Rameau (as Oscar Homolka)
Philip Merivale	...	Mr. Higgins
Matthew Boulton	...	Ramsbotham
Aubrey Mather	...	Clark
Frederick Worlock	...	Solicitor-General (as Frederic Worlock)
Francis Compton	...	Bardsley
Gilbert Emery	...	Mr. Black
Ludwig Hardt	...	Durand (as Ludwig Hart)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stuart Hall	...	Traveling Salesman (scenes deleted)
Major McBride	...	Bank Clerk (scenes deleted)
Clive Morgan	...	Traveling Salesman (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Old friends Ward and Phillip both become smitten with Phillip's mother's attractive young secretary Stella. But Stella marries Phillip and stands by him as his behavior becomes more and more erratic and his jealousy of Ward increases.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | marriage | old friend | jealousy | suicide disguised as murder | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

7 March 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gefährliche Liebe

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

W.S. Van Dyke took over the direction of the movie from Robert B. Sinclair, who became ill shortly after shooting began. Van Dyke was in the Marines, but was granted a 14-day leave to finish the picture. Neither Sinclair nor Van Dyke was available for retakes, which were then directed by Richard Thorpe.

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Connections

Featured in Ingrid (1984)

User Reviews

the overall story, and stars don't click

''Rage in Heaven'' wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't good either...... I'm not sure, if it's because of the story, or because of the actors performances...... Ingrid Bergman was fine...... You could tell, that she tried to make the best of it, but there was NO chemistry at all, between her and Robert Montgomery, George Sanders...... Montgomery looks tired, and seems to be sleepwalking through the movie...... He downplayed his mentally disturbed character too much...... He seemed more alert, towards the last half of the film...... From what I read, in Ingrid Bergman's autobiography, she said, that Montgomery was forced to do this movie, so he told her, that he won't act..... That probably explains his bored looks in the movie...... Overall, could've been a better movie, if they rearranged the cast or something.......