# From Hell to Heaven > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/From_Hell_to_Heaven > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/From_Hell_to_Heaven.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Hell_to_Heaven > Source revision: 1339451322 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1933 film From Hell to Heaven Directed by Erle C. Kenton Written by Percy Heath Sidney Buchman Lawrence Hazard (play) Starring Carole Lombard Jack Oakie Adrienne Ames Sidney Blackmer Cinematography Henry Sharp Production company Paramount Pictures Release date February 24, 1933 (1933-02-24) Running time 70 minutes Country United States Language English ***From Hell to Heaven*** is a 1933 American [pre-Code](/source/Pre-Code_Hollywood) drama film. It was directed by [Erle C. Kenton](/source/Erle_C._Kenton), and features an ensemble cast including [Carole Lombard](/source/Carole_Lombard), [Jack Oakie](/source/Jack_Oakie), [Adrienne Ames](/source/Adrienne_Ames) and [Sidney Blackmer](/source/Sidney_Blackmer). It was adapted from the stage play by [Lawrence Hazard](/source/Lawrence_Hazard). ## Plot A group of people from several walks of life gather to watch a horse race. ## Cast - [Carole Lombard](/source/Carole_Lombard) as Colly Tanner - [Jack Oakie](/source/Jack_Oakie) as Charlie Bayne - [Adrienne Ames](/source/Adrienne_Ames) as Joan Burt - [David Manners](/source/David_Manners) as Wesley Burt - [Sidney Blackmer](/source/Sidney_Blackmer) as Cliff Billings - [Verna Hillie](/source/Verna_Hillie) as Sonnie Lockwood - James Eagles as Tommy Tucker - [Shirley Grey](/source/Shirley_Grey) as Winnie Lloyd - [Bradley Page](/source/Bradley_Page) as Jack Ruby - [Walter Walker](/source/Walter_Walker_(actor)) as Pop Lockwood - [Berton Churchill](/source/Berton_Churchill) as Toledo Jones - [Cecil Cunningham](/source/Cecil_Cunningham) as Mrs. Chadman - [Nydia Westman](/source/Nydia_Westman) as Sue Wells ## Production and reception *From Hell to Heaven* was [Paramount](/source/Paramount_Pictures)'s effort to replicate the success of *[Grand Hotel](/source/Grand_Hotel_(1932_film))* (1932), which had won the [Academy Award for Best Picture](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) for [MGM](/source/MGM) the year before.[1] Reviews were favorable; [Mordaunt Hall](/source/Mordaunt_Hall) of *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* wrote, "It is not as ambitious a picture as *Grand Hotel*, but it is interesting."[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Swindell, Larry (1975). *Screwball: The Life of Carole Lombard*. New York: William Morrow & Company. p. 127. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0688002879](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0688002879). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ott, Frederick W. (1972). *The Films of Carole Lombard*. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press. p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0806502786](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0806502786). ## External links - [*From Hell to Heaven*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024041/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*From Hell to Heaven*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75737/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) v t e Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919) Down on the Farm (1920) Love, Honor and Behave (1920) A Small Town Idol (1921) A Fool and His Money (1925) The Danger Signal (1925) Red Hot Tires (1925) The Love Toy (1926) Other Women's Husbands (1926) The Sap (1926) The Palm Beach Girl (1926) The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927) The Girl in the Pullman (1927) Bare Knees (1928) Name the Woman (1928) Nothing to Wear (1928) Companionate Marriage (1928) Golf Widows (1928) The Street of Illusion (1928) The Sideshow (1928) The Sporting Age (1928) Trial Marriage (1929) Father and Son (1929) Song of Love (1929) Mexicali Rose (1929) A Royal Romance (1930) X Marks the Spot (1931) Left Over Ladies (1931) The Last Parade (1931) Guilty as Hell (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1932) From Hell to Heaven (1933) Disgraced! (1933) Big Executive (1933) Search for Beauty (1934) You're Telling Me! (1934) Party Wire (1935) The Best Man Wins (1935) The Public Menace (1935) Devil's Squadron (1936) Counterfeit (1936) She Asked for It (1937) The Devil's Playground (1937) Little Tough Guys in Society (1938) The Lady Objects (1938) Everything's on Ice (1939) Escape to Paradise (1939) Remedy for Riches (1940) Petticoat Politics (1941) Melody for Three (1941) Naval Academy (1941) They Meet Again (1941) Flying Cadets (1941) North to the Klondike (1942) The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Frisco Lil (1942) Pardon My Sarong (1942) Who Done It? (1942) It Ain't Hay (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) She Gets Her Man (1945) House of Dracula (1945) The Cat Creeps (1946) Little Miss Big (1946) Bob and Sally (1948) One Too Many (1951) Secrets of Beauty (1951) This 1930s drama film-related article is a stub. 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