Half Way to Heaven

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Half Way to Heaven
Half Way to Heaven poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Abbott
Screenplay byGeorge Abbott
Henry Leyford Gates
Gerald Geraghty
Starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Jean Arthur
Paul Lukas
Helen Ware
Oscar Apfel
Edna West
Irving Bacon
Cinematography Alfred Gilks
Charles Lang
Edited byWilliam Shea
Music byGene Lucas
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 1929 (1929-12-14)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Half Way to Heaven is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott and written by Abbott, Henry Leyford Gates and Gerald Geraghty. The film stars Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Jean Arthur, Paul Lukas, Helen Ware, Oscar Apfel and Irving Bacon. The film was released on December 14, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] As was common during the early years of sound before dubbing became more established, several multiple-language versions were produced at the Joinville Studios in Paris including a Swedish-language version Half Way to Heaven .

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