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1934 film by William K. Howard

This Side of Heaven
Directed by	William K. Howard
Screenplay by	Zelda Sears Eve Greene Edgar Allan Woolf Florence Ryerson
Based on	This Side of Heaven 1932 novel by Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis
Produced by	John W. Considine Jr.
Starring	Lionel Barrymore Fay Bainter Mae Clarke Tom Brown Una Merkel
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Edited by	Frank E. Hull
Music by	William Axt
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	February 2, 1934 (1934-02-02)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

This Side of Heaven is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Zelda Sears, Eve Greene, Edgar Allan Woolf and Florence Ryerson, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, Tom Brown and Una Merkel. It was released on February 2, 1934, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Premise

Personal and professional problems eventually drive a man to attempt suicide.

Cast

Lionel Barrymore as Martin Turner
Fay Bainter as Francene Turner
Mae Clarke as Jane Turner
Tom Brown as Seth Turner
Una Merkel as Birdie
Mary Carlisle as Peggy Turner
Onslow Stevens as Walter
Henry Wadsworth as Hal
Edward Nugent as Vance
C. Henry Gordon as William Barnes
Dickie Moore as Freddie
Edwin Maxwell as R.S. Sawyer
Mickey Daniels as Stinky Bliss
Helen Hayes as Actress on screen in theatre, Uncredited Cameo (Clip from Another Language)
Robert Montgomery as Actor on screen in theatre, Uncredited cameo (Clip from Another Language)

References

"This Side of Heaven (1934) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
"This Side Of Heaven". TV Guide. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

External links

This Side of Heaven at IMDb
This Side of Heaven at the TCM Movie Database
This Side of Heaven at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by William K. Howard
Play Square (1921) Get Your Man (1921) What Love Will Do (1921) Extra! Extra! (1922) Deserted at the Altar (1922) Captain Fly-by-Night (1922) Lucky Dan (1922) Let's Go (1923) The Fourth Musketeer (1923) Danger Ahead (1923) The Border Legion (1924) East of Broadway (1924) The Thundering Herd (1925) Code of the West (1925) The Light of Western Stars (1925) Red Dice (1926) Volcano! (1926) Gigolo (1926) Bachelor Brides (1926) White Gold (1927) The Main Event (1927) A Ship Comes In (1928) The River Pirate (1928) A Ship Comes In (1928) The Valiant (1929) Love, Live and Laugh (1929) Sin Town (1929) Christina (1929) Good Intentions (1930) Scotland Yard (1930) Transatlantic (1931) Surrender (1931) Don't Bet on Women (1931) The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) The First Year (1932) Sherlock Holmes (1932) The Power and the Glory (1933) This Side of Heaven (1934) The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) Evelyn Prentice (1934) Rendezvous (1935) Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) Vanessa (1935) The Princess Comes Across (1936) Fire Over England (1937) The Squeaker (1937) Over the Moon (1939) Back Door to Heaven (1939) Money and the Woman (1940) Knute Rockne, All American (1940) 'Til We Meet Again (1940) Bullets for O'Hara (1941) Klondike Fury (1942) Johnny Come Lately (1943) When the Lights Go On Again (1944) A Guy Could Change (1946)

Films directed by William K. Howard

Play Square (1921)
Get Your Man (1921)
What Love Will Do (1921)
Extra! Extra! (1922)
Deserted at the Altar (1922)
Captain Fly-by-Night (1922)
Lucky Dan (1922)
Let's Go (1923)
The Fourth Musketeer (1923)
Danger Ahead (1923)
The Border Legion (1924)
East of Broadway (1924)
The Thundering Herd (1925)
Code of the West (1925)
The Light of Western Stars (1925)
Red Dice (1926)
Volcano! (1926)
Gigolo (1926)
Bachelor Brides (1926)
White Gold (1927)
The Main Event (1927)
A Ship Comes In (1928)
The River Pirate (1928)
A Ship Comes In (1928)
The Valiant (1929)
Love, Live and Laugh (1929)
Sin Town (1929)
Christina (1929)
Good Intentions (1930)
Scotland Yard (1930)
Transatlantic (1931)
Surrender (1931)
Don't Bet on Women (1931)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)
The First Year (1932)
Sherlock Holmes (1932)
The Power and the Glory (1933)
This Side of Heaven (1934)
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Rendezvous (1935)
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
Vanessa (1935)
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
Fire Over England (1937)
The Squeaker (1937)
Over the Moon (1939)
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
Money and the Woman (1940)
Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
Bullets for O'Hara (1941)
Klondike Fury (1942)
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
When the Lights Go On Again (1944)
A Guy Could Change (1946)

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