The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 80% of the 235 1940s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
252 audience votes
Key crew
- Samson RaphaelsonScreenplay
- Ernst LubitschDirector
- Cyril J. MockridgeOriginal Music Composer
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Don AmecheHenry Van Cleve
- Gene TierneyMartha Strabel Van Cleve
- Charles CoburnHugo Van Cleve
- Marjorie MainMrs. Strabel
- Laird CregarHis Excellency
- Spring ByingtonBertha Van Cleve
- Allyn JoslynAlbert Van Cleve
- Eugene PalletteE.F. Strabel
- Signe HassoYvette ("Mademoiselle")
- Louis CalhernRandolph Van Cleve
- Helene ReynoldsPeggy Nash
- Aubrey MatherJames
Stills
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Themes
afterlifehellbased on play or musicaldevil
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