

Heaven Can Wait
He believed in Love… Honor… and Obey – That Impulse!
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.
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- English
- afterlife
- hell
- based on play or musical
- devil
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NRLos Angeles, California5 Aug 1943
- PremiereNRNew York City, New York11 Aug 1943
- TheatricalNR13 Aug 1943
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU5 Sept 1943
BrazilBR
- Theatricale Livre1 Jan 1944
NetherlandsNL
- TheatricalAL17 Sept 1948
- PhysicalALDVD2 Aug 2006
SwedenSE
- Theatrical159 Feb 1944
XCXC
- Theatrical19 Mar 1948
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Heaven Can Wait was released on 5 August 1943.
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CinemaSerf
12/22/2024
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" 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 still play, but his interviewer decides to let him tell his own story and that's where we come in. "Henry" comes from a we…
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