Forbidden Heaven

{{short description|1935 film by Reginald Barker}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Forbidden Heaven | image = File:Forbidden Heaven.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = [[Reginald Barker]] | producer = [[Trem Carr]] | screenplay = [[Sada Cowan]]<br>Jefferson Parker | story = Christine Jope-Slade | starring = [[Charles Farrell]]<br>[[Charlotte Henry]]<br>[[Beryl Mercer]] | music = | cinematography = [[Milton R. Krasner]] | editing = Jack Ogilvie | studio = [[Republic Pictures]] | distributor = Republic Pictures | released = {{Film date|1935|10|5}} | runtime = 68 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Forbidden Heaven''''' is a 1935 American [[drama film]] directed by [[Reginald Barker]] and starring [[Charles Farrell]], [[Charlotte Henry]] and [[Beryl Mercer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75365/forbidden-heaven |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019203726/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75365/Forbidden-Heaven/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |title=Forbidden Heaven (1935) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/forbidden-heaven-v92015 |title=Forbidden Heaven (1936) - Reginald Barker |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2015-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8462 |title=Forbidden Heaven |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-25}}</ref> The film was the first original production by [[Republic Pictures]], which had previously distributed films produced by its predecessor companies such as [[Majestic Pictures|Majestic]] and [[Liberty Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8462-FORBIDDEN-HEAVEN?sid=140f7707-2582-4535-835d-24548e8d61ea&sr=10.745115&cp=1&pos=0 | title=AFI|Catalog }}</ref> It was shot at the [[Culver Studios]] of [[RKO Pictures|RKO]]. ==Plot== A young American girl in London in the midst of the [[Great Depression]] attempts to commit suicide by drowning herself in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]. She is rescued by a trio of homeless park-dwellers who nurse her back to health. One of them, Archer, is an aspiring politician; he and Ann fall in love as they all look for work.

==Cast== *[[Charles Farrell]] as Mr. Archer / Nibs *[[Charlotte Henry]] as Ann *[[Beryl Mercer]] as Agnes *[[Fred Walton (actor)|Fred Walton]] as Pluffy *Eric Wilton as Warren Radford *[[Phyllis Barry]] as Sybil Radford * [[Eric Snowden]] as Speaker *Barry Winton as Allen

==Critical reception== A reviewer in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "The attempt to recall ''[[Seventh Heaven (1927 film)|Seventh Heaven]]'', both in the title and some of the plot material, is obvious."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbidden Heaven (1935) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8462-FORBIDDEN-HEAVEN?sid=140f7707-2582-4535-835d-24548e8d61ea&sr=10.745115&cp=1&pos=0 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0026375|Forbidden Heaven}}

[[Category:1935 films]] [[Category:American drama films]] [[Category:1935 drama films]] [[Category:Republic Pictures films]] [[Category:Films directed by Reginald Barker]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:1935 English-language films]] [[Category:1935 American films]] [[Category:English-language drama films]] [[Category:Films set in London]]