Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait
1943ComedyRomanceFantasy112 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 stand... read more

  • Ernst Lubitsch

    Director

  • Samson Raphaelson

    Screenplay

  • Leslie Bush-Fekete

    Theatre Play

  • Edward Cronjager

    Director of Photography

  • Dorothy Spencer

    Editor

  • 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

  • Aubrey Mather

    James

  • Tod Andrews

    Jack Van Cleve

  • Florence Bates

    Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)

  • Scotty Beckett

    Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited)

  • Clara Blandick

    Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

  • Leonard Carey

    Flogdell (uncredited)

  • James Conaty

    Man in Park with Top Hat (uncredited)

  • Jack Deery

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Claire Du Brey

    Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)

  • 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)

  • Grayce Hampton

    Albert's Mother (uncredited)

  • Marlene Mains

    Mary - Age 9 (uncredited)

  • Trudy Marshall

    Jane Van Cleve - Jack's Wife (uncredited)

  • Edwin Maxwell

    Doctor (uncredited)

  • Michael McLean

    Henry Van Cleve - as Baby (uncredited)

  • Doris Merrick

    Nellie Brown - Registered Nurse (uncredited)

  • Harold Miller

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Dickie Moore

    Henry Van Cleve - Age 15 (uncredited)

  • Bert Moorhouse

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Clarence Muse

    Jasper (uncredited)

  • Monty O'Grady

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Anne O'Neal

    Day Nurse (uncredited)

  • Gerald Pierce

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

  • Nino Pipitone Jr.

    Jack Van Cleve - as Child (uncredited)

  • June Preston

    Jack Van Cleve daughter (age 13) (uncredited)

    • 2.0

    Runtime

    112 minutes

    Released

    1943-08-05

    Languages

    English

    Français

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    20th Century Fox

    Sound

  • Alfred Newman

    Original Music Composer

  • Cyril J. Mockridge

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    218 days ago

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