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He believed in Love… Honor… and Obey – That Impulse!
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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
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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 MatherJamesExplore the crew
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Screenplay
- Samson Raphaelson
- Producer
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Original Music Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Original Music Composer
- Cyril J. Mockridge
- Director of Photography
- Edward Cronjager
- Editor
- Dorothy Spencer