All This and Heaven Too

Director: Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak

Overview

In this film, Bette Davis is first seen as a French schoolteacher in a 19th-century American seminary. When her supervisor, minister Jeffrey Lynn, has questions to ask about her tainted past, Davis relates her story in flashback.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/2016
UPC:	0888574432546
Original Release:	1940
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:23:00
Sales rank:	19,069

Special Features

Commentary by Film Historian Daniel Bubbeo; Warner Night at the Movies 1940; Short Subjects Gallery: Vintage Newsreel; Technicolor; Patriotic Short: Meet the Fleet; Classic Cartoons Hollywood Daffy and Porky's Last Stand; Trailers of All This and Heaven Too and 1940's Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet; Audio-Only Bonus Radio Show Adaptation with the Film's Stars

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bette Davis	Henriette Deluzy-Desportes
Charles Boyer	Theo
Jeffrey Lynn	Henry Mortyn Field
Helen Westley	Sra Lemaire
Barbara O'Neil	Duchesse de Praslin
Virginia Weidler	Louise
Walter Hampden	Pasquier
Harry Davenport	Pierre
George Coulouris	Charpentier
June Lockhart	Isabelle
Fritz Lieber	Abbe Galiard
Richard Nichols	Raynald
Sibyl Harris	Mlle. Maillard
Janet Beecher	Miss Haines
Montagu Love	Marechal Sebastiani
Henry Daniell	Broussels
Ian Keith	Delangle
Ann Todd	Berthe,Berthe
Christian Rub	Loti
Frank Reicher	Police Official
Victor Kilian	Gendarme
Edward Fielding	Dr. Louis
Egon Brecher	Doctor
Ann Gillis	Emily Schuyler
Mary Anderson	Rebecca Jay
Peggy Stewart	Helen Lexington
Creighton Hale	Officer
Mary Forbes	Lady
Georgia Caine	Lady
Natalie Moorhead	Lady
Claire DuBrey	Nun
Virginia Brissac	Nun
Brenda Fowler	Nun
Madge Crane	Mme. Gauthier
Fritz Leiber	Abbe Gallard
Cora Collins	Louise de Rham
Betty Graham	Clara Parker
Betty Hainey	Elizabeth Ward
Anne Howard	Isabelle Loullard
Marilyn Knowlden	Marianna Van Horn
Max Steiner	Musician,Composer

Technical Credits

Casey Robinson

Rachel Field

Anatole Litvak	Director,Producer
Casey Robinson	Screenwriter
David Lewis	Producer
Rachel Field	Screenwriter
Jack Warner	Producer
Hal Wallis	Producer
Robert B. Lee	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

All This and Heaven Too may not be great drama, but it's a jim-dandy melodrama -- the kind of "women's picture" that's a real guilty pleasure. It has all the ingredients that a romance flick of this kind needs, from a tortured but noble heroine who suffers for the sins of others to a charming and unfortunate hero to an incredible harridan of a wife who makes life miserable for the both of them. Throw in some snotty schoolgirls who learn a valuable lesson in life, some adorable children, a few crises narrowly averted, a suicide, and a close call with the law, and there's more than enough to keep one glued to the screen, even when things stretch credulity a bit. Casey Robinson's screenplay is a great deal of fun, as well as being very well structured and providing the stars with some juicy parts to sink their teeth into. Bette Davis and Charles Boyer are near perfect as the lovers-that-cannot-be, but it's Barbara O'Neil as the wicked wife that gets highest marks for her deeply committed and immensely enjoyable performance. As a matter of fact, of the cast, only the annoying Jeffrey Lynn -- whose subtext for almost every line seems to be "Gee whiz! Isn't that exciting!" -- fails to satisfy. Anatole Litvak has directed with style and panache, assisted by Ernest Haller's dramatic lensing and Max Steiner's glorious score. Heaven is ultimately a little too artificial (by design) to be a great film, but it's thoroughly entertaining.