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  • Heaven Can Wait (1943)
  • Opened August 11, 1943 | Runtime:1 hr 41 min
  • PG
  • Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, is killed in an auto accident. In the afterlife, Joe discovers that his guardian angel (Buck Henry) has taken him from his body prematurely, and he is due many more years on earth. Read More
  • Cast: Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main, Laird Cregar
  • Directors: Ernst Lubitsch
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Sophisticated Comedy, Fantasy Comedy

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    HEAVEN CAN WAIT

    by lugubriousthespian

    Ernst Lubtsch's film about a man reviewing his life's romantic exploits before Heavenly official Mr. Jordan in flashback is a completely charming piece of American nostalgia thrown in with good dose of sentimentality about life's trials and tribulations. Entire cast is winning - especially Don Ameche, Gene Tierny and the unflappable Charles Coburn as the wisecracking, unconventional grandfather. Was unnecessarily remade in 1978 with Warren Beatty, so make sure you see this version of the classic endearing tale first!

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