An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
- Jack Van Cleve
- (as Michael Ames)
- Mrs. Edna Craig
- (uncredited)
- Henry Van Cleve - Age 9
- (uncredited)
- Grandmother Van Cleve
- (uncredited)
- Flogdell - Van Cleve's First Butler
- (uncredited)
- Man in Park with Top Hat
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn a 1983 interview, "A Conversation with Don Ameche", he said this movie was the favorite of all the films he worked on.
- GoofsIn 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.
- 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Worth Winning (1989)
- SoundtracksBy the Light of the Silvery Moon
(uncredited)
Music by Gus Edwards
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Don Ameche, as Henry, shows again that he may have been the most underrated actor of his time. Charles Coburn, as Grandfather, is hilarious. Gene Tierney as always is beautiful as always, in my opinion the most beautiful woman in film.
Romantic comedies today are not made like this . You actually get a feeling that this relationship is real and can actually happen. Todays romantic comedies seem so contrived. If u want to spend two hours and laugh, cry and just have a great time, watch Heaven Can Wait.
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- Ein himmlischer Sünder
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- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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