Heaven Can Wait

1943 PG-13 1h 52m

6.9 /10

245

Genre

Comedy Romance Fantasy Drama

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 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.

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers

Samson Raphaelson Leslie Bush-Fekete

Stars

Don Ameche Gene Tierney Charles Coburn

Cast & Crew

Don Ameche

Henry Van Cleve

Gene Tierney

Martha Strabel Van Cleve

Yvette ("Mademoiselle")

Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)

Scotty Beckett

Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited)

Clara Blandick

Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Flogdell (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Man in Park with Top Hat (uncredited)

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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)

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Alfred Hall

Albert's Father (uncredited)

Grayce Hampton

Albert's Mother (uncredited)

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Marlene Mains

Mary - Age 9 (uncredited)

Trudy Marshall

Jane Van Cleve - Jack's Wife (uncredited)

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)

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Bert Moorhouse

Party Guest (uncredited)

Clarence Muse

Jasper (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Anne O'Neal

Day Nurse (uncredited)

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Gerald Pierce

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Nino Pipitone Jr.

Jack Van Cleve - as Child (uncredited)

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June Preston

Jack Van Cleve daughter (age 13) (uncredited)

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Maureen Roden-Ryan

Bediliah - Nurse in Park (uncredited)

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited)

Gerald Oliver Smith

Smith - Van Cleve's Second Butler (uncredited)

User Reviews

Geronimo1967

22 Dec 2024

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"...