This Is Heaven (original) (raw)
Film Details
Genre
Release Date
Jun 22, 1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.
Distribution Company
United Artists Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Film Length
7,948ft (8 reels)
Synopsis
At Ellis Island in New York, Eva Petrie, a Hungarian immigrant, meets her uncle, Frank Chase, a subway motorman, and his daughter, Mamie, with whom she will reside in the Bronx. Mamie gets Eva a job as a cook and waitress at Child's Restaurant on Fifth Avenue, and tries, unsuccessfully, to interest her in wealthy men. Eva spots Jimmy on the subway one morning; he is wearing a chauffeur's cap, though he is actually a millionaire. Later, she is sent to preside over a griddle at a charity bazaar, where she becomes reacquainted with Jimmy--while pretending to be an exiled Russian princess. He realizes the deception and pretends to be a chauffeur. Eva and Jimmy, following a romantic courtship, are married, and she insists he go into the taxi business. Uncle Frank, however, gambles their last payment on a taxi, and Eva is forced to borrow money from Mamie's wealthy lover. Jimmy then drops the pretense, revealing his true position in life, and Eva realizes "this ees Heaven."
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Crew
Film Details
Genre
Release Date
Jun 22, 1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.
Distribution Company
United Artists Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Film Length
7,948ft (8 reels)