Just like Heaven (1930 film)

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Just like Heaven
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Directed by Roy William Neill
Written by Adele Buffington
Starring Anita Louise
David Newell
Yola d'Avril
Cinematography Max Dupont
Edited by Charles J. Hunt
Production
company
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Gaumont British Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • October 22, 1930 (1930-10-22)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Just like Heaven is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Anita Louise, David Newell and Yola d'Avril. [1] It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures. [2] It was released the following year in Britain by Gaumont British.

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In Paris Tobey, a young balloon seller, clashes with Mimi, the star dancer of a circus troupe, over a key spot on the city's streets. Soon he finds himself falling for her and when her grandfather is robbed by thieves involved with café entertainer Fifi, Tobey secretly pays for her dancing lessons in order for her to fulfil her ambitions.

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