From Hell to Heaven (1933)
11 lives- gambling their destinies on the speed of a horse!
The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby track, as it will affect each of their lives in different ways.
- Date of release
- 1933-02-24
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Erle C. Kenton
Casting
- Carole Lombard — Colly Tanner
- Jack Oakie — Charlie Bayne
- Adrienne Ames — Joan Burt
- David Manners — Wesley Burt
- Sidney Blackmer — Cliff Billings
- Verna Hillie — Sonnie Lockwood
- James Eagles — Tommy Tucker
- Shirley Grey — Winnie Lloyd
- Bradley Page — Jack Ruby
- Walter Walker — Pop Lockwood
- Berton Churchill — Toledo Jones
- Cecil Cunningham — Mrs. Chadman
Interesting facts
From Hell to Heaven is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film. It was directed by Erle C. Kenton, and features an ensemble cast including Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie, Adrienne Ames and Sidney Blackmer. It was adapted from the stage play by Lawrence Hazard.
Production and reception
From Hell to Heaven was Paramount's effort to replicate the success of Grand Hotel (1932), which had won the Academy Award for Best Picture for MGM the year before. Reviews were favorable; Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times wrote, "It is not as ambitious a picture as Grand Hotel, but it is interesting."
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