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Heaven Can Wait

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
12K
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Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Laird Cregar, and Marjorie Main in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
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An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
12K
YOUR RATING
    • Ernst Lubitsch
    • Samson Raphaelson(screenplay)
    • Leslie Bush-Fekete(play "Birthday")
  • Stars
    • Gene Tierney
    • Don Ameche
    • Charles Coburn
    • Ernst Lubitsch
    • Samson Raphaelson(screenplay)
    • Leslie Bush-Fekete(play "Birthday")
  • Stars
    • Gene Tierney
    • Don Ameche
    • Charles Coburn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Laird Cregar in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney and Don Ameche in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Don Ameche and Laird Cregar in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney and Don Ameche in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Ernst Lubitsch in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, and Charles Coburn in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, and Charles Coburn in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney and Don Ameche in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney and Allyn Joslyn in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Gene Tierney in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
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    Top cast

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    Gene Tierney
    Gene Tierney
    • Martha Strabel Van Cleve
    Don Ameche
    Don Ameche
    • Henry Van Cleve
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Hugo Van Cleve
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Mrs. Strabel
    Laird Cregar
    Laird Cregar
    • His Excellency
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Bertha Van Cleve
    Allyn Joslyn
    Allyn Joslyn
    • Albert Van Cleve
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • E.F. Strabel
    Signe Hasso
    Signe Hasso
    • Mademoiselle
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Randolph Van Cleve
    Helene Reynolds
    Helene Reynolds
    • Peggy Nash
    Aubrey Mather
    Aubrey Mather
    • James
    Tod Andrews
    Tod Andrews
    • Jack Van Cleve
    • (as Michael Ames)
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Mrs. Edna Craig
    • (uncredited)
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • Henry Van Cleve - Age 9
    • (uncredited)
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Grandmother Van Cleve
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Flogdell - Van Cleve's First Butler
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Man in Park with Top Hat
    • (uncredited)
      • Ernst Lubitsch
      • Samson Raphaelson(screenplay)
      • Leslie Bush-Fekete(play "Birthday")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In a 1983 interview, "A Conversation with Don Ameche", he said this movie was the favorite of all the films he worked on.
    • Goofs
      In the breakfast scene just before Martha (Gene Tierney) comes home to her parents, Mr. Strable is served a large second helping of pancakes. Moments later when the camera gives him a medium shot, the stack is gone and the butler refills his plate.
    • Quotes

      Mademoiselle: In your papa's time, papa kiss mama and zen marry. But this is 1887! Time of bicycle, the typewriter est arrive, soon everybody speak over ze telephone, and people have new idea of value of kiss. What was bad yesterday is lot of fun today. There is a wonderful saying in France: "Les baisers sont comme des bonbons qu'on mange parce qu'ils sont bons." This mean: "Kiss is like candy. You eat candy only for the beautiful taste, and this is enough reason to eat candy."

      Henry Van Cleve: You mean I can kiss a girl once...

      Mademoiselle: Ten times! Twenty times! And no obligation.

    • Connections
      Featured in Worth Winning (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      By the Light of the Silvery Moon
      (uncredited)

      Music by Gus Edwards

      Played during the opening credits and often in the score

    User reviews88

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    8/10
    very funny
    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.
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    10
    • sfdavide
    • Jun 20, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1943 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
      • Color

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