7th Heaven (1927)
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- Approved
- 1h 50min
- Drama, Romance
- 30 Oct 1927 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Janet Gaynor | ... |
Diane
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Charles Farrell | ... |
Chico
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Albert Gran | ... |
Boul
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David Butler | ... |
Gobin
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Marie Mosquini | ... |
Madame Gobin
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Gladys Brockwell | ... |
Nana
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Emile Chautard | ... |
Père Chevillon
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Ben Bard | ... |
Brissac
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George E. Stone | ... |
The Rat
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Henry Armetta | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Lewis Borzage Sr. | ... |
Streetlamp Lighter (uncredited)
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Dolly Borzage | ... |
Street Girl (uncredited)
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Mary Borzage | ... |
Bullet Factory Worker (uncredited)
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Sue Borzage | ... |
Street Girl (uncredited)
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Italia Frandi | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Venezia Frandi | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Frankie Genardi | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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Lois Hardwick | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Jessie Haslett | ... |
Aunt Valentine (uncredited)
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Brandon Hurst | ... |
Uncle George (uncredited)
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Lily Tietelbaum | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Lillian West | ... |
Arlette (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Borzage |
Written by
Austin Strong | ... | (play) |
Benjamin Glazer | ... | (scenario) |
Katherine Hilliker | ... | (edited by) and |
H.H. Caldwell | ... | (edited by) |
Katherine Hilliker | ... | (titled by) and |
H.H. Caldwell | ... | (titled by) |
Bernard Vorhaus | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
William Fox | ... | producer |
Sol M. Wurtzel | ... | supervising producer |
Music by
R.H. Bassett | ... | (uncredited) (premiere: Los Angeles) |
William P. Perry | ... | (uncredited) |
Erno Rapee | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ernest Palmer | ... | (photographed by) |
Joseph A. Valentine | ... | (photographed by) (as J.A. Valentine) |
Editing by
Barney Wolf |
Editorial Department
Philip Klein | ... | supervising editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Freddie Stoos | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Kathleen Kay | ||
Bert Offord | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Peggy Christman | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Kitty Thompson | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lew Borzage | ... | assistant director |
Park Frame | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Harry Oliver | ... | settings |
Special Effects by
David Anderson | ... | lighting (uncredited) |
Max Borch | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) |
Joe Les Coulie | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) |
Walter Pallman | ... | miniatures (uncredited) |
Louis J. Witte | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Max Munn Autrey | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Stanley Little | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Julian Robinson | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Harold D. Schuster | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
S.L. Rothafel | ... | musical presentation: New York premiere |
Maurice Baron | ... | orchestrator: Erno Rapee score (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
André Chotin | ... | technician |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fox Film Corporation (1927) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Company (1927) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Company (1927) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Corporation (1927) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Deutsche Vereins-Film (1927) (Germany) (theatrical)
- I.V.C. (1994) (Japan) (VHS)
- I.V.C. (1995) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- I.V.C. (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Suevia Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinema Studio Supply (lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In Paris, in the early years of the twentieth century, lives Chico, a sewer worker with lofty aspirations. One night, Chico saves a young prostitute named Diane from the murderous rage of her tyrannical sister. Despite her lifestyle, Diane is honest and innocent, and when the police arrive to arrest her, Chico spontaneously claims that she is his wife. Forced to maintain this facade or else both face prison sentences, Chico reluctantly allows Diane to live with him -- and in the process, love gradually blossoms between them. However, the dark spectre of World War I has begun to descend upon France, and Chico and Diane cannot help but fall under its shadow.
Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
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Taglines | "7th Heaven" is the eighth wonder of the movie world...inspiring from start to finish...If you don't see it you've seen nothing in the moving picture line. -- The N.Y. Evening Telegram See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,300,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $5,450,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | For Chico and Diane's dramatic ascent to the apartment loft - the titular "7th Heaven" - a three-story elevator scaffold was constructed that would be able to follow the pair from the ground level to the apartment door on the top floor. The camera dollies forward onto an elevator platform and then is raised (via a system of ropes and pulleys) through the vertical set, viewing Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell as they climb the long spiral staircase, as though the viewer is passing through each floor on the ascent. Action is staged with background actors on various floors to give the impression that the set is a lived-in building, and a lighting gag (where Farrell lights a match in a darkened alcove) is used to mask a cut in order to give the audience the experience of a continuous, flowing camera movement up to the sky. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Precious Images (1986). See more » |
Soundtracks | Diane See more » |
Quotes |
Diane:
I'm not used to being happy... it's funny... it hurts! See more » |