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Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

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1943

Release Year

112 min

Runtime

Comedy
Romance
Fantasy
Drama

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.

Keywords

afterlife
hell
based on play or musical
devil

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

December 22, 2024

7
7/10

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 st

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