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Chance at Heaven (1933)

Chance at Heaven poster
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman and her fiancé plan a simple life together, but their happiness is disrupted when he becomes drawn to a wealthy socialite. The story follows the romantic entanglements and emotional choices that follow.

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What happens

Chance at Heaven is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Julien Josephson and Sarah Y. Mason based on a 1932 short story of the same name by Vina Delmar. The film stars Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon, Andy Devine and Lucien Littlefield. It was released on October 27, 1933 by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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