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Heaven Can Wait (1943)
7.5
An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld. Director:Ernst Lubitsch |
112 min - 
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Marjorie Main | ... | |
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Laird Cregar | ... | |
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Spring Byington | ... | |
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Allyn Joslyn | ... | |
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Eugene Pallette | ... |
E.F. Strable
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Signe Hasso | ... | |
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Helene Reynolds | ... |
Peggy Nash
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Aubrey Mather | ... |
James
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Tod Andrews | ... |
Jack Van Cleve
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Storyline
Henry Van Cleve presents himself at the gates of Hell only to find he is closely vetted on his qualifications for entry. Surprised there is any question on his suitability, he recounts his lively life and the women he has known from his mother onwards, but mainly concentrating on his happy but sometimes difficult twenty-five years of marriage to Martha. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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He believed in Love . . . Honor . . . and Obey - That Impulse!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El diablo dijo no See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Flogdell, Van Cleve's First Butler: That's Mr. Strable.
Henry Van Cleve: And that spreading chestnut tree under which grandfather is standing?
Flogdell, Van Cleve's First Butler: That's Mrs. Strable.
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(uncredited)
Music by Mildred J. Hill
Played on Henry's 26th birthday and during the birthday montage See more »
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Ernst Lubitsch migrated to 20th Century Fox partly out of frustration at being unable to get his pet projects "A Self-Made Cinderella" and "Margin for Error' made at his home for 20 years, Paramount. He and writing partner Samson Raphaelson hit upon the idea of adapting Leslie Bush-Fekete's 1934 play "Birthdays" for the screen. It was a subject close to Lubitsch's heart as he was undergoing a divorce at the time. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the breakfast scene just before Martha (Tierney) comes home to her parents Mr. Strable is served a large second helping of pancakes. Moments later when the camera gives him a medium shot, the stack is gone and the butler refills his plate. See more »Quotes
Henry Van Cleve: Flogdell, is that...?Flogdell, Van Cleve's First Butler: That's Mr. Strable.
Henry Van Cleve: And that spreading chestnut tree under which grandfather is standing?
Flogdell, Van Cleve's First Butler: That's Mrs. Strable.
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Soundtracks
"Happy Birthday to You"(uncredited)
Music by Mildred J. Hill
Played on Henry's 26th birthday and during the birthday montage See more »
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