Heaven Can Wait (1943 film)

Heaven Can Wait
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Directed by	Ernst Lubitsch
Written by	Samson Raphaelson
Based on	Birthday/Születésnap 1934 play by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete
Produced by	Ernst Lubitsch
Starring	Gene Tierney Don Ameche Charles Coburn
Narrated by	Don Ameche
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer
Music by	Alfred Newman
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 11, 1943 (1943-08-11)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,115,400[1][2]
Box office	$2.5 million (rentals)[3] or $2.8 million (US rentals)[4] $3,963,600[2]

Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 Technicolor American supernatural comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay was by Samson Raphaelson based on the play Birthday by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Edward Cronjager.

The film tells the story of a man who has to prove he belongs in Hell by telling his life story. It stars Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, and Charles Coburn. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Laird Cregar, Spring Byington, Allyn Joslyn, Eugene Pallette, Signe Hasso, Louis Calhern, Tod Andrews, and Clara Blandick.

The film has no connection to the fantasy-based stage play of the same title that was adapted as the film Here Comes Mr. Jordan (itself also a Best Picture nominee), nor remakes of Mr. Jordan using the play's original title, including the 1978 film, Heaven Can Wait.