More Details

Summary:

Joe is a boxer who is headed for a championship fight when he is killed in a plane crash. Unfortunately for Joe, he was not supposed to die in the crash, but was instead brought up to heaven too soon by an overeager angel. It is now up to Mr. Jordan, the angel's boss, to find Joe a new body and give him another chance to fight for the title. Joe meets an idealistic young woman to whom he is immediately smitten, and she gives him a reason to live beyond prize fighting.

Contributors:

Hall, Alexander, 1894-1968

Riskin, Everett

Buchman, Sidney, 1902-1975

Miller, Seton I.

Montgomery, Robert, 1904-1981

Rains, Claude, 1889-1967

Keyes, Evelyn, 1916-2008

Johnson, Rita, 1912-1965

Horton, Edward Everett

Gleason, James, 1886-1959

Emery, John, 1905-1964

McBride, Donald, 1889-1957

Costello, Don, 1901-1945

Walker, Joseph B.

Lawrence, Viola, 1894-1973

Hollaender, Friedrich

Segall, Harry, 1897-1975

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Languages:

English
French
Japanese
Portuguese

Language Notes:

English and French language soundtracks with optional English, Japanese or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Heaven can wait [by Segall, H.]

Subjects:

Boxers (Sports) — United States — Drama

Death — United States — Drama

Heaven — Drama

Boxing matches — United States — Drama

Man-woman relationships — United States — Drama

Boxers (Sports)

Death

Heaven

Boxing matches

Man-woman relationships

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Sports films

Romantic comedy films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0, mastered in high definition.

Performers:

Cast: Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, Rita Johnson, Edward Everett Horton, James Gleason, John Emery, Donald MacBride, Don Costello.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Joseph Walker; editor, Viola Lawrence; music, Frederick Hollander ; gowns by Edith Head.

General Notes:

From the play "Heaven can wait" by Harry Segall.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Academy Awards, 1942: Best Writing, Original Story (Harry Segall); Best Writing, Screenplay (Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller).

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

HER DVD

ISBNs:

140495600X
9781404956001

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 043396050181
Publisher Number, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: 05018

OCLC Numbers:

79663385