Im siebenten Himmel (1937)
Der Pariser Kanalarbeiter Chico (James Stewart) ist ein erklärter und damit kritisierter Atheist, hat sein Herz aber auf dem rechten Fleck. Deswegen retten er auch das junge Mädchen Diane (Simone Simon), als sie in der Bar ihrer brutalen Schwester (Gale Sondergaard) Animierdienste und Schlimmeres ausführen soll und von ihr verprügelt wird. Die beiden verbringen mehr Zeit miteinander und ein wenig von Chicos Optimismus färbt auf Diane ab, die zunehmend selbstbewußter wird und auch Chico bekommt einen Job als Straßenreiniger und steigt langsam auf. Doch der erste Weltkrieg naht und droht, das Pärchen auseinander zu reißen...
Der Regisseur: Henry King
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Simone Simon as Diane |
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James Stewart as Chico |
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Jean Hersholt as Father Chevillon |
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Gregory Ratoff as Boul the Cab Driver |
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Gale Sondergaard as Nana, Diane's Sister |
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J. Edward Bromberg as Aristide the Astrologer |
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John Qualen as Sewer Rat |
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Victor Kilian as Gobin |
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Thomas Beck as Brissac |
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Sig Ruman as Durand (as Sig Rumann) |
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Mady Christians as Marie |
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Rollo Lloyd as Matoot |
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Rafaela Ottiano as Madame Frisson |
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Georges Renavent as Sergeant Gendarme |
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Edward Keane as Gendarme |
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John Hamilton as Gendarme |
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Paul Porcasi as Gendarme |
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Leonid Snegoff as Officer |
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Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Nurse |
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Carol Adams as Girl (uncredited) |
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John Bleifer as Lamplighter (uncredited) |
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Eugene Borden as Frenchman (uncredited) |
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Marcelle Corday as Frenchwoman (uncredited) |
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Joe De Stefani as Frenchman (uncredited) |
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Constant Franke as Frenchman (uncredited) |
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Alphonse Martell as Frenchman (uncredited) |
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Gene Massett as Wounded Soldier (uncredited) |
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John Picorri as Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Frank Puglia as Postman (uncredited) |
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Evelyn Selbie as Old Slattern (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry King | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Benson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Writing | Melville Baker | Writer |
| Writing | Austin Strong | Theatre Play |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Editing | Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Directing | Robert D. Webb | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Arthur von Kirbach | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Music |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |