1943 • NR • 1h 52m
6.9/10
(214 users) 
Overview
Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.
6.9/10
(214 users) Cast / Crew 
Don Ameche Henry Van Cleve 
Gene Tierney Martha Strabel Van Cleve 
Charles Coburn Hugo Van Cleve 
Marjorie Main Mrs. Strabel 
Laird Cregar His Excellency 
Spring Byington Bertha Van Cleve 
Allyn Joslyn Albert Van Cleve 
Eugene Pallette E.F. Strabel 
Signe Hasso Yvette ("Mademoiselle") 
Louis Calhern Randolph Van Cleve 
Helene Reynolds Peggy Nash 
Aubrey Mather James 
Tod Andrews Jack Van Cleve 
Florence Bates Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited) 
Scotty Beckett Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited) 
Samson Raphaelson Screenplay 
Ernst Lubitsch Director 
Leslie Bush-Fekete Theatre Play Thomas Little Set Decoration Guy Pearce Makeup Artist Ernst Lubitsch Producer Cyril J. Mockridge Original Music Composer James Basevi Art Direction 
Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Henry Weinberger Assistant Director 
Edward Cronjager Director of Photography Eugene Grossman Sound René Hubert Costume Design Roger Heman Sr. Sound Dorothy Spencer Editor
Don Ameche Henry Van Cleve Gene Tierney Martha Strabel Van Cleve Charles Coburn Hugo Van Cleve Marjorie Main Mrs. Strabel Laird Cregar His Excellency Spring Byington Bertha Van Cleve Allyn Joslyn Albert Van Cleve Eugene Pallette E.F. Strabel Signe Hasso Yvette ("Mademoiselle") Louis Calhern Randolph Van Cleve Helene Reynolds Peggy Nash Aubrey Mather James Tod Andrews Jack Van Cleve Florence Bates Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited) Scotty Beckett Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited) Samson Raphaelson Screenplay Ernst Lubitsch Director Leslie Bush-Fekete Theatre Play Thomas Little Set Decoration Guy Pearce Makeup Artist Ernst Lubitsch Producer Cyril J. Mockridge Original Music Composer James Basevi Art Direction Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Henry Weinberger Assistant Director Edward Cronjager Director of Photography Eugene Grossman Sound René Hubert Costume Design Roger Heman Sr. Sound Dorothy Spencer Editor 
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