''Chance at Heaven'' is a 1933 American

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directed by

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and written by Julien Josephson and Sarah Y. Mason based on a 1932 short story of the same name by

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. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on October 27, 1933 by

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Plot

Blacky owns a very successful service station in Silver Beach, Massachusetts, a summer resort for the wealthy. He plans to own a chain of stations someday and to marry his girlfriend Marje. However, he falls in love with Glory, a flirtatious, accident-prone debutante whose snobbish mother has just purchased a large summer home. An unlikely friendship develops between Glory and Marje, who sees that Blacky is truly in love with Glory and tells him to follow his heart and marry Glory. Glory and Blacky elope and settle into his bungalow. Glory's mother weepily tells her that she has ruined her life. However, the newlyweds are happy and Glory soon learns that she is pregnant. Glory's mother tells her that she is only a child herself and that she has no idea what she will have to endure. Blacky is ecstatic, but Glory's mother later persuades him to permit Glory to visit New York for medical care even though the local doctor is a highly qualified obstetrician. The visit lasts several months. When Blacky learns from Marje that Glory's mother wants her trunks sent to California, he rushes to the city. Blacky arrives at the New York apartment to find that Glory has changed dramatically and desires a divorce. She rejects Blacky's attempts at romance and tells him that the marriage was a mistake because he married the wrong kind of a girl. She wants a life with her friends and her mother. When Blacky asks about the baby, Glory's mother informs him that Glory had not actually been pregnant. After the divorce, Blacky returns to his bungalow to find his old armchair in place and Marje preparing his favorite dinner.

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* * * * {{William A. Seiter 1933 films 1933 romantic drama films American black-and-white films American romantic drama films 1930s English-language films Films based on short fiction Films directed by William A. Seiter Films scored by Max Steiner Films scored by Roy Webb RKO Pictures films Films based on works by Viña Delmar 1930s American films