''Stolen Heaven'' is a 1931 American
Pre-Code
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drama film directed by
George Abbott
George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades.
Early years
Abbott was born in Forestville, New Yo ...
and starring
Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll (born Ann Veronica Lahiff; November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress. She started her career in Broadway musicals and then became an actress in sound films and was in many films from 1927 to 1938. She was t ...
,
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Raymond Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American actor. For his contributions to the film industry, he was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life, education and career
Born in ...
, and
Louis Calhern
Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. Well known to film noir fans for his role as the pivotal villain in 1950's ''The Asphalt Jungle'', he was n ...
. It was released on February 21, 1931, by
Paramount Pictures
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.
Plot
Mary, a girl of the streets, and Joe, a young thief, rob twenty thousand
dollar
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s and decide to spend all the
money
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and then commit
suicide
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. But Joe's conscience speaks louder and he confesses the crime. He goes to
prison
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knowing that Mary will wait for him.
Cast
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Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll (born Ann Veronica Lahiff; November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress. She started her career in Broadway musicals and then became an actress in sound films and was in many films from 1927 to 1938. She was t ...
as Mary
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Phillips Holmes
Phillips Raymond Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American actor. For his contributions to the film industry, he was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life, education and career
Born in ...
as Joe
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Louis Calhern
Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. Well known to film noir fans for his role as the pivotal villain in 1950's ''The Asphalt Jungle'', he was n ...
as Steve Perry
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Edward Keane as Detective Morgan
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Guy Kibbee
Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor.
Early years
Kibbee was born in El Paso, Texas. His father was editor of the '' El Paso Herald-Post'' newspaper, and Kibbee learned how to set type at age ...
as Police Commissioner
See also
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1931 in film
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Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
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List of American films of 1931
A list of American films released in 1931.
Cimarron won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
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See also
* 1931 in the United States
References
External links
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List of drama films
List of drama films is a chronological listing of films in the drama genre.
*List of drama films of the 1900s
*List of drama films of the 1910s
*List of drama films of the 1920s
*List of drama films of the 1930s
*List of drama films of the 1940s
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List of Paramount Pictures films
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The following are lists of Paramount Pictures films by decade:
Lists
*List of Paramount Pictures films (1912–1919)
*List of Paramount Pictures films (1920–1929)
*List of Paramount Pictures films (1930–1939)
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