# Forbidden Heaven > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Forbidden_Heaven > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Forbidden_Heaven.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Heaven > Source revision: 1339451089 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1935 film by Reginald Barker Forbidden Heaven Directed by Reginald Barker Screenplay by Sada Cowan Jefferson Parker Story by Christine Jope-Slade Produced by Trem Carr Starring Charles Farrell Charlotte Henry Beryl Mercer Cinematography Milton R. Krasner Edited by Jack Ogilvie Production company Republic Pictures Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date October 5, 1935 (1935-10-05) Running time 68 minutes Country United States Language English ***Forbidden Heaven*** is a 1935 American [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Reginald Barker](/source/Reginald_Barker) and starring [Charles Farrell](/source/Charles_Farrell), [Charlotte Henry](/source/Charlotte_Henry) and [Beryl Mercer](/source/Beryl_Mercer).[1][2][3] The film was the first original production by [Republic Pictures](/source/Republic_Pictures), which had previously distributed films produced by its predecessor companies such as [Majestic](/source/Majestic_Pictures) and [Liberty Pictures](/source/Liberty_Pictures).[4] It was shot at the [Culver Studios](/source/Culver_Studios) of [RKO](/source/RKO_Pictures). ## Plot A young American girl in London in the midst of the [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression) attempts to commit suicide by drowning herself in [Hyde Park](/source/Hyde_Park%2C_London). 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](/source/Charles_Farrell) as Mr. Archer / Nibs - [Charlotte Henry](/source/Charlotte_Henry) as Ann - [Beryl Mercer](/source/Beryl_Mercer) as Agnes - [Fred Walton](/source/Fred_Walton_(actor)) as Pluffy - Eric Wilton as Warren Radford - [Phyllis Barry](/source/Phyllis_Barry) as Sybil Radford - [Eric Snowden](/source/Eric_Snowden) as Speaker - Barry Winton as Allen ## Critical reception A reviewer in *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* wrote, "The attempt to recall *[Seventh Heaven](/source/Seventh_Heaven_(1927_film))*, both in the title and some of the plot material, is obvious."[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Forbidden Heaven (1935) - Overview"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151019203726/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75365/Forbidden-Heaven/). Turner Classic Movies. Archived from [the original](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75365/forbidden-heaven) on October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hal Erickson. ["Forbidden Heaven (1936) - Reginald Barker"](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/forbidden-heaven-v92015). AllMovie. Retrieved October 25, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Forbidden Heaven"](http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8462). Afi.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["AFI|Catalog"](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8462-FORBIDDEN-HEAVEN?sid=140f7707-2582-4535-835d-24548e8d61ea&sr=10.745115&cp=1&pos=0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Forbidden Heaven (1935)"](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8462-FORBIDDEN-HEAVEN?sid=140f7707-2582-4535-835d-24548e8d61ea&sr=10.745115&cp=1&pos=0). *catalog.afi.com*. Retrieved March 13, 2025. ## External links - [*Forbidden Heaven*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026375/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Reginald Barker The Bargain (1914) The Wrath of the Gods (1914) The Typhoon (1914) The Devil (1915) The Coward (1915) The Italian (1915) On the Night Stage (1915) The Aryan (1916) Civilization (1916) The Iced Bullet (1917) Paws of the Bear (1917) Sweetheart of the Doomed (1917) The Hell Cat (1918) The Turn of the Wheel (1918) Shackled (1918) Shadows (1919) The Rustlers (1919) The Women and the Puppet (1920) Godless Men (1920) The Old Nest (1921) The Poverty of Riches (1921) Hearts Aflame (1923) The Eternal Struggle (1923) Broken Barriers (1924) The Dixie Handicap (1924) The Great Divide (1925) When the Door Opened (1925) The White Desert (1925) The Flaming Forest (1926) The Frontiersman (1927) Body and Soul (1927) The Toilers (1928) New Orleans (1929) Mississippi Gambler (1929) The Rainbow (1929) The Great Divide (1929) The Moonstone (1934) Forbidden Heaven (1935) The Healer (1935) This 1930s drama film-related article is a stub. 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