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Heaven Can Wait
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Release Date:
11 August 1943 (USA) more
Tagline:
He believed in Love . . . Honor . . . and Obey - That Impulse!
Plot:
An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
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Cast

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Gene Tierney ... Martha

Don Ameche ... Henry Van Cleve
Charles Coburn ... Hugo Van Cleve
Marjorie Main ... Mrs. Strable
Laird Cregar ... His Excellency
Spring Byington ... Bertha Van Cleve
Allyn Joslyn ... Albert Van Cleve
Eugene Pallette ... E.F. Strable
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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Runtime:
112 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) (2005) | USA:Approved (certificate #9073) | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Sweden:15

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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. more
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Continuity: In the breakfast scene just before Martha (Tierney) comes home to her parents Mr. Strabelle is served a large second helping of pancakes. Moments late when the camera gives him a medium shot, the stack is gone and the butler refills his plate. more
Quotes:
Mary, Age 9: Hello Mary.
Mary, Age 9: Don't speak to me Henry Van Cleeve, you're a bad boy and my mother says I shouldn't talk to bad boys.
Henry Van Cleve, Age 9: Bet you don't know what I've got in this box.
Mary, Age 9: And I'm not interested in knowing either.
Henry Van Cleve, Age 9: Then I wont tell you its a beetle.
Mary, Age 9: A beetle!
Henry Van Cleve, Age 9: Do you like it?
Mary, Age 9: Who doesn't like beetles!
Henry Van Cleve, Age 9: Its yours.
Mary, Age 9: Thankyou, oh thankyou Henry. I wonder if I should take it.
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon more

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17 out of 25 people found the following review useful.
When movies and actors were great, 4 April 2001
10/10
Author: dreemguardian

I may be generation X but I know a good movie when I see it. I happened across this one late at night and have watched it every time it has come on since. It is a light hearted tale of a decessed man that goes straight to hell and has to convince the devil, or his excellancy as he is called in the movie, why he deserves to be there, and not in heaven. If given the chance I HIGHLY RECOMEND that everyone sees this film.

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