Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
Release: 1943-08-05
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 6.9
Comedy
Romance
Fantasy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Cast
Don Ameche
as Henry Van Cleve
Gene Tierney
as Martha Strabel Van Cleve
Charles Coburn
as Hugo Van Cleve
Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Strabel
Laird Cregar
as His Excellency
Spring Byington
as Bertha Van Cleve
Allyn Joslyn
as Albert Van Cleve
Eugene Pallette
as E.F. Strabel
Signe Hasso
as Yvette ("Mademoiselle")
Louis Calhern
as Randolph Van Cleve
Helene Reynolds
as Peggy Nash
Aubrey Mather
as James
Tod Andrews
as Jack Van Cleve
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett
as Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
as Flogdell (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
as Book Store Clerk (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gary Gray
as Boy in Park (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
as Albert's Mother (uncredited)
Trudy Marshall
as Jane Van Cleve - Jack's Wife (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
as Doctor (uncredited)
Doris Merrick
as Nellie Brown - Registered Nurse (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
as Henry Van Cleve - Age 15 (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
as Jasper (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited)
Gerald Oliver Smith
as Smith - Van Cleve's Second Butler (uncredited)
