Comedy Romance Fantasy Drama
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.
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Tierney
Martha Strabel Van Cleve
Don Ameche
Henry Van Cleve
Louis Calhern
Randolph Van Cleve
Spring Byington
Bertha Van Cleve
Charles Coburn
Hugo Van Cleve
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette
E.F. Strabel
Florence Bates
Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
Henry Van Cleve - Age 15 (uncredited)
James Flavin
Policeman (uncredited)
Laird Cregar
His Excellency
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Strabel
Clara Blandick
Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
Jasper (uncredited)
Signe Hasso
Yvette ("Mademoiselle")
Claire Du Brey
Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett
Henry Van Cleve - Age 9 (uncredited)
Allyn Joslyn
Albert Van Cleve
Trudy Marshall
Jane Van Cleve - Jack's Wife (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Party Guest (uncredited)
Helene Reynolds
Peggy Nash
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited)
Aubrey Mather
James
Tod Andrews
Jack Van Cleve
Leonard Carey
Flogdell (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Book Store Clerk (uncredited)
Gary Gray
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Gerald Oliver Smith
Smith - Van Cleve's Second Butler (uncredited)
Doris Merrick
Nellie Brown - Registered Nurse (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Albert's Mother (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man in Park with Top Hat (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alfred Hall
Albert's Father (uncredited)
Marlene Mains
Mary - Age 9 (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Party Guest (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Day Nurse (uncredited)
Nino Pipitone Jr.
Jack Van Cleve - as Child (uncredited)
June Preston
Jack Van Cleve daughter (age 13) (uncredited)
Maureen Roden-Ryan
Bediliah - Nurse in Park (uncredited)

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