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For Heaven's Sake is a american film of genre Comedy directed by George Seaton released in USA on 15 december 1950 with Clifton Webb
For Heaven's Sake (1950)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 december 1950
Length 1h32
Directed by George Seaton
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating63%
For Heaven's Sake is a 1950 fantasy film starring Clifton Webb as an angel trying to save the marriage of a couple played by Joan Bennett and Robert Cummings. It was adapted from the play May We Come In? by Harry Segall.
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Angels Charles (Clifton Webb) and Arthur (Edmund Gwenn) try to convince a young cherub named Item (Gigi Perreau) to stop waiting to be born to Lydia (Joan Bennett) and Jeff Bolton (Robert Cummings). They are too busy acting in and directing plays respectively to start a family. They are also drifting apart, as Lydia wants to have a child, but Jeff convinces her to put their careers first.Actors
Clifton Webb
(Charles / Slim Charles)
Joan Bennett
(Lydia Bolton)
Robert Cummings
(Jeff Bolton)
Edmund Gwenn
(Arthur)
Joan Blondell
(Daphne Peters)
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