Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film is based on the play Birthday by Leslie Bush-Fekete. The film was banned in 1947 during the test, because the public could be hurt because of religious feelings. [3]

The film was nominated for an Academy Awardthree times, including for Best Film, Best Director and best cinematography. However, the film won no Oscar. ==Story[ Edit] == At the beginning makes the viewer knowledge with the outdated Henry van Cleve, who is about to go to Hell and is received by "His Excellency". Henry is aware what kind of life he has led and does everything to be admitted. Therefore, he begins to tell his life story:

At the turn of the century Henry lived in New York City as a spoiled child of rich parents. His grandparents also belong to the upper class and especially grandfather Hugo van Cleve exhibits an open-minded, free spirit. As a result, Henry grows up like a vain man who is attracted to beautiful Showgirls.

One day Henry hears a call from a young lady to a public phone booth, in which they clearly lying to her mother. He is impressed with the mysterious woman and follows her to the bookstore. He does occur if an employee to get to know her better. When he discovers that they are engaged, he admits that he does not work, where the lady not positive on responding.

Not much later introduces his conceited nephew Albert his fiancee Martha and her feuding parents, the Strabels, to his family. Henry is immediately interested if it turns out that this ' fiance ' none other than the mysterious woman he met. He finds out that Albert accepted the first man who her parents and that's just for that reason Martha for themselves decided to get engaged with Albert. Henry knows her there with him to coax off to go, what his entire family, on his grandfather after, as a scandal.

Years pass and the family has accepted them now. Also is Martha now gave birth to a son. If they are ten years Martha found out that Henry is having an affair. Martha is hurt and pulls back in with her parents.Henry follows her with his grandfather and begs for forgiveness, which he ended up getting.

After this, they are still married for 15 years, until Martha passes away. Henry is struggling still with his last years, in which he is provided by an attractive nursing sister.

After "His Excellency" hear his story, refuses this him and suggests that he should go to the Sky, where Martha is waiting for him. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Gene Tierney -Martha Strabel Van Cleve
 * Don Ameche – Henry Van Cleve
 * Charles Coburn -Hugo Van Cleve
 * Marjorie Main -Mrs. Strabel
 * Laird Cregar -"His Exellency"
 * Spring Byington -Bertha Van Cleve
 * Allyn Joslyn -Albert Van Cleve
 * Eugene Pallette -E.F. Strabel
 * The male lead was written for Fredric March or Rex Harrison. Director Lubitsch was extremely disappointed when Darryl f. Zanuck forced him to select Don Ameche for commercial reasons.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-0" len="189" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]
 * It is the only complete film that Ernst Lubitsch made in Technicolor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-1" len="189" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]
 * The film was Don Ameche's personal favorite.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-2" len="189" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]
 * Gene Tierney discovered during filming that she was pregnant.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-3" len="189" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]