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Heading for Heaven (1947)

Heading for Heaven poster
Directed by
Lewis D. Collins
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family man gets involved with a fake spiritualist. The film follows his journey as he tries to sort out the deceptions.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfuldatedcomedicquirky

What happens

Heading for Heaven is a 1947 American comedy film starring Stuart Erwin and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by Lewis D. Collins and is based on the 1929 play For the Sake of the Family by Charles Webb and Daniel Brown. Made by Pathe Industries for release by the Producers Releasing Corporation. The film was later picked up for distribution by Eagle-Lion Films after PRC's demise. It was one of several films of the time depicting fraudulent spiritualism such as Nightmare Alley (1947), The Spiritualist (1948) and London Belongs to Me (1948). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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