Heaven Can Wait
- Released on
- Runtime
- 112 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Don Ameche
- Gene Tierney
- Charles Coburn
- Marjorie Main
- Laird Cregar
- Spring Byington
- Allyn Joslyn
- Eugene Pallette
- Signe Hasso
- Louis Calhern
- Helene Reynolds
- Aubrey Mather
- Tod Andrews
- Florence Bates
- Scotty Beckett
- Clara Blandick
- Leonard Carey
- James Conaty
- Jack Deery
- Claire Du Brey
- Jay Eaton
- James Flavin
- Bess Flowers
- Gary Gray
- Alfred Hall
- Grayce Hampton
- Marlene Mains
- Trudy Marshall
- Edwin Maxwell
- Michael McLean
- Doris Merrick
- Harold Miller
- Dickie Moore
- Bert Moorhouse
- Clarence Muse
- Monty O'Grady
- Anne O'Neal
- Gerald Pierce
- Nino Pipitone Jr.
- June Preston
- Maureen Roden-Ryan
- Anita Sharp-Bolster
- Gerald Oliver Smith
Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
Producers
- Ernst Lubitsch
Screenwriter
- Samson Raphaelson
