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Title: Heaven Can Wait (1943)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Gene Tierney | ... | Martha Strabel Van Cleve | |
| Don Ameche | ... | Henry Van Cleve | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | Hugo Van Cleve | |
| Marjorie Main | ... | Mrs. Strabel | |
| Laird Cregar | ... | His Excellency | |
| Spring Byington | ... | Bertha Van Cleve | |
| Allyn Joslyn | ... | Albert Van Cleve | |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | E.F. Strabel | |
| Signe Hasso | ... | Mademoiselle | |
| Louis Calhern | ... | Randolph Van Cleve | |
| Helene Reynolds | ... | Peggy Nash | |
| Aubrey Mather | ... | James | |
| Tod Andrews | ... | Jack Van Cleve (as Michael Ames) | |
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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 {J-26}
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Country:
USARelease Date:
13 August 1943 (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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Jack Van Cleve, Henry's Son: Neither do you, because you're never at home.
Henry Van Cleve: But I can IMAGINE what it's like, and, Jack, it's horrible
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Henry Van Cleve: I know I should change my way of living but, my boy, put yourself in my position. I'm lonesome. You're always away somewhere on business, and being alone in this big old house night after night... you don't know what it's like.Jack Van Cleve, Henry's Son: Neither do you, because you're never at home.
Henry Van Cleve: But I can IMAGINE what it's like, and, Jack, it's horrible
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Listen to the Mockingbird(uncredited)
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This movie shows how wonderful films were back in the 1940's. Heaven Can Wait is a delightful and very funny romantic comedy about a man who retells his life to see if he belongs in heaven or hell.
Don Ameche, as Henry, shows again that he may have been the most underrated actor of his time. Charles Coburn, as Grandfather, is hilarious. Gene Tierney as always is beautiful as always, in my opinion the most beautiful woman in film.
Romantic comedies today are not made like this . You actually get a feeling that this relationship is real and can actually happen. Todays romantic comedies seem so contrived. If u want to spend two hours and laugh, cry and just have a great time, watch Heaven Can Wait.