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Heaven Can Wait

NR
Movie
1943
1h 52m
English
Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.
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Don Ameche
Henry Van Cleve
Gene Tierney
Martha Strabel 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
Yvette ("Mademoiselle")
Louis Calhern
Randolph Van Cleve
Helene Reynolds
Peggy Nash
Tod Andrews
Jack Van Cleve
Florence Bates
Mrs. Edna Craig
Scotty Beckett
Henry Van Cleve - Age 9
Clara Blandick
Grandmother Van Cleve
James Conaty
Man in Park with Top Hat (uncredite...
Jack Deery
Party Guest (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary
Jay Eaton
Book Store Clerk (uncredited)
James Flavin
Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gary Gray
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Alfred Hall
Albert's Father (uncredited)
Directed By: Ernst Lubitsch
Written By: Samson Raphaelson (Screenplay)

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Juliosoft says...
6 years ago
We liked it very much, Ernst Lubitsch puts his touch, actors and script very well. Grandpa is a steal scenes
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gunsgirl says...
5 years ago
This is really a lovely movie that I enjoyed very much. A beautiful love story that is the story behind movie. About a man who believes his place is in hell until he tells his story and then a decision is to be made. Loved this movie! Watch it!
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CinemaSerf
3 weeks ago
I kept seeing Clifton Webb in the role of "Henry Van Cleve" here, but Don Ameche manages it well enough as he arrives in the waiting room "downstairs" for an interview with Laird Cregar. He thinks he has lived his successful life in such a fashion as to merit refusal up where Mozart and Beethoven st More
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