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Heaven Can Wait ()

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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.
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Martha Strabel Van Cleve
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Henry Van Cleve
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Hugo Van Cleve
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Mrs. Strabel
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His Excellency
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Bertha Van Cleve
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Albert Van Cleve
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E.F. Strabel
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Mademoiselle
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Randolph Van Cleve
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Peggy Nash
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James
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Jack Van Cleve (as Michael Ames)
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Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)
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Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited)
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Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman ...
Customer in Book Store (uncredited)
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Flogdell - Van Cleve's First Butler (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Man in Park with Top Hat (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
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Book Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Boy in Park (uncredited)
Alfred Hall ...
Albert's Father (uncredited)
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Albert's Mother (uncredited)
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Albert, age 15 (uncredited)
Marlene Mains ...
Mary - Age 9 (uncredited)
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Jane Van Cleve - Jack's Wife (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
Michael McLean ...
Henry Van Cleve - as Baby (uncredited)
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Nellie Brown - Registered Nurse (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Henry Van Cleve - Age 15 (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jasper - Strabel's Butler (uncredited)
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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)
Maureen Roden-Ryan ...
Bediliah - Nurse in Park (uncredited)
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Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited)
Gerald Oliver Smith ...
Smith - Van Cleve's Second Butler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ernst Lubitsch

Written by

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Samson Raphaelson ... (screenplay)
 
Leslie Bush-Fekete ... (play "Birthday") (as Lazlo Bus-Fekete)

Produced by

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William Goetz ... executive producer (uncredited)
Ernst Lubitsch ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Alfred Newman
Cyril J. Mockridge ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Edward Cronjager ... director of photography

Editing by

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Dorothy Spencer

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Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor
Lyman Hallowell ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

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James Basevi
Leland Fuller

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little

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René Hubert ... (as Rene Hubert)

Makeup Department

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Guy Pearce ... makeup artist
Wayne Forrest ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Henry Weinberger ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Walter M. Scott ... associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Eugene Grossman ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)

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Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Hugo Friedhofer ... music supervisor (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... musical director (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Georges Jomier ... diction instructor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Henry Van Cleve presents himself at the gates of Hell only to find that he is closely vetted on his qualifications for entry. Surprised that there is any question on his suitability, he recounts his lively life and the women he has known, from his mother onwards, but mainly concentrating on his happy but sometimes difficult 25-year marriage to Martha. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines He believed in Love . . . Honor . . . and Obey - That Impulse! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le ciel peut attendre (France)
  • El diablo dijo no (Spain)
  • O Céu Pode Esperar (Portugal)
  • Niebo może poczekać (Poland)
  • Himlen kan vänta (Sweden)
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  • 112 min
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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. See more »
Goofs In the breakfast scene just before Martha (Gene Tierney) goes 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Worth Winning (1989). See more »
Soundtracks By the Light of the Silvery Moon See more »
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.
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