Heaven Can Wait (1943)

NR08/05/1943Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama1h 52m
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He believed in Love… Honor… and Obey – That Impulse!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Don Ameche

    Henry Van Cleve

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    Gene Tierney

    Martha Strabel Van Cleve

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    Charles Coburn

    Hugo Van Cleve

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    Marjorie Main

    Mrs. Strabel

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    Laird Cregar

    His Excellency

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    Spring Byington

    Bertha Van Cleve

  7. Cast 1

    Allyn Joslyn

    Albert Van Cleve

  8. Cast 1

    Eugene Pallette

    E.F. Strabel

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    Signe Hasso

    Yvette ("Mademoiselle")

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 still play, but his interviewer decides to let him tell his own story and that's where we come in. "Henry" comes from a wealthy New York family where he is expected to conform to society rules by his father "Randolph" (Louis Calhern) and mother "Bertha" (Spring Byington). Well suffice to say he doesn'...

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