Heaven Can Wait (1943)

  • Heaven Can Wait (1943)
  • Heaven Can Wait (1943)
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Deceased turn-of-the-century playboy Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) presents himself to the outer offices of Hades, where he asks a bemused Satan for permission to enter the gates of hell. Though the devil doubts that Henry’s sins qualify him for etern... (www.criterion.com/films/878)
 

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  • Ernst Lubitsch migrated to 20th Century Fox partly out of frustration at being unable to get his pet projects "A Self-Made Cinderella" and "Margin for Error` made at his home for 20 years, Paramount. He and writing partner Samson Raphaelson hit upon the idea of adapting Leslie Bush-Fekete`s 1934 play "Birthdays" for the screen. It was a subject close to Lubitsch`s heart as he was undergoing a divorce at the time.
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  • The lead was written with Fredric March or Rex Harrison in mind. Ernst Lubitsch was most disappointed when 20th Century Fox boss Darryl F. Zanuck insisted on casting Don Ameche for commercial reasons. Lubitsch later recanted his opposition to Ameche, won over by the actor`s dedication and professionalism.
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  • Ernst Lubitsch`s habit of reining in Gene Tierney`s occasional tendency towards emotional excess initially caused friction between the two, though they later resolved their issues.
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  • This was Ernst Lubitsch`s only completed film in Technicolor.
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  • Gene Tierney discovered she was pregnant during the filming of this movie.
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  • Reportedly one of Don Ameche`s personal favorite movie of his own films.
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  • In an early example of product placement, the principles meet in Brentanos, a famous New York bookstore chain.
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  • In 1983 interview "A Conversation with Don Ameche", Don Ameche said this movie was his favorite of all the films he worked on.
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