One Foot in Heaven (1941) - film review

Biography / Drama

Summary

One Foot in Heaven is an American film first released in 1941, directed by Irving Rapper. The film stars Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

Write a synopsis for this film...

Review

Write a review for this film...

User Comments

What do you think of this film?

Useful links

Related links

To buy this film

Check DVD and Blu-ray availability:

amazon.co.uk amazon.fr amazon.com

Credits

Director: Irving Rapper
Script: Hartzell Spence, Casey Robinson, Adelheid Wette
Photo: Charles Rosher
Music: Max Steiner
Cast: Fredric March (William Spence), Martha Scott (Hope Morris Spence), Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Lydia Sandow), Gene Lockhart (Preston Thurston), Elisabeth Fraser (Eileen Spence at Age 17), Harry Davenport (Elias Samson), Laura Hope Crews (Mrs. Preston Thurston), Grant Mitchell (Clayton Potter), Moroni Olsen (Dr. John Romer), Frankie Thomas (Hartzell Spence at Age 18), Jerome Cowan (Dr. Horrigan), Ernest Cossart (Mr. John E. Morris), Nana Bryant (Mrs. Morris), Carlotta Jelm (Eileen Spence at Age 11), Peter Caldwell (Hartzell Spence at Age 10), Casey Johnson (William Frazer Spence), Sarah Edwards (Mrs. Spicer (scenes deleted)), Dick Elliott (Casper Cullenbaugh (scenes deleted)), Sol Gorss (Panhandler (scenes deleted)), Tempe Pigott (Mrs. Dibble (scenes deleted)), Lottie Williams ((scenes deleted)), Dorothy Adams (Woman Behind Hope at Baptism), Joan Anderson (Child), Roscoe Ates (George Reynolds), Leah Baird (Undetermined Role), Clara Blandick (Mrs. ’Sister’ Watkins), Hobart Bosworth (Richard Hardy Case), Jed Breslau (Child), Harlan Briggs (Druggist ’Mac’ MacFarland), Virginia Brissac (Mrs. Jellison), Mary Brodel (Second Bride), Sonny Bupp (Boy), Chester Conklin (Man crying during Baptism scene), Ted Crane (Child), Charles Drake (Second Bridegroom), Ann Edmonds (First Bride), Fern Emmett (Woman Gossip), Mary Field (Tallulah ’Lulu’ Digby), Inez Gay (Undetermined Role), William Gould (Fire Chief), Creighton Hale (Church Usher), Charles Halton (Haskins), William S. Hart (Silent’ Budd Marr (scenes from ’The Silent Man)), Herbert Heywood (Shopkeeper), Gertrude Hoffman (Elderly Woman), Olin Howland (Train Station Master), Payne B. Johnson (School boy), Fred Kelsey (Train Conductor), Milton Kibbee (Alf McAfee), Mickey Kuhn (Boy), Harry Lewis (Boy), Vera Lewis (Mrs. Simpson), Audra Lindley (Mother), Cathy Lipps, Betty Mack (Thurstons’ Maid), Jean Maddox (First Mother), Hank Mann (Sam, Fireman Saving Books), Frank Marlowe (Soldier), Frank Mayo (Waiting Train Passenger), Robert McKim (Handsome Jack Pressley), Mira McKinney (Movie Theater Cashier), Bess Meyers (Undetermined Role), Harold Miller (Second Clerk), Jack Mower (Man Behind Hope at Baptism), George Nichols (Prechin’ Bill Hardy), Jane Randolph (Mother), Gus Reed (Choir Member), Frank Reicher (Board Member), Sam Rice (Man Quieting Boys in Theater), Ruth Robinson (Lydia’s Maid), Virginia Sale (Sister Sale at the Movie Theater), Sandy Shaw (Child), Reginald Simpson (Candy Butcher), Walter Soderling (Parishiner Wanting More Sin in Sermon), Charlotte Treadway (Ella Hodges), Paula Trueman (Miss Peabody), Joyce Tucker (Girl), Dorothy Vaughan (Mrs. Ehrlich), Tom Wilson (Fireman Angus), Gig Young (First Groom Asking for Dog Licence)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 108 min; B&W

Similar films

If you like this film you may also like the following:

For the latest DVDs and books on French cinema...

A-Z