Heaven Only Knows
1947 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Trade shown, reviewed and released as "Heaven Only Knows," for a short while until the exhibitors (in mostly small town situations) started complaining that customers were staying away in droves because they thought it was a religious film. UA pulled it back, in the same release year, and retitled it "Montana Mike" and sent it back out again, one of the few instances where an original title and an alternate title occurred in the same original release period or year, despite some sources that seem to think original and alternate and re-issue titles all came about in the same year. Actually it was a "religious" film or, to be more specific, a "religious fantasy" film. but it sold well in the stix as a Western, and worked well as one also. It seems that in Heaven, the Book of Life and The Book of Destiny are all out of balance because of one guy, a Montana saloon keeper and cold, ruthless killer, and the problem is the angels forgot to make a entry in the Book of Life for him...
Direction Albert S. Rogell
Cast Robert Cummings · Brian Donlevy · Marjorie Reynolds · Jorja Curtright · Bill Goodwin · John Litel · Stuart Erwin · Gerald Mohr · Edgar Kennedy · Lurene Tuttle · Peter Miles · Will Orleans · Ray Bennett · Glenn Strange
Soundtrack Heinz Roemheld
Screenplay Art Arthur · Rowland Leigh · Ernest Haycox · Aubrey Wisberg
Cinematography Karl Struss
Original title Heaven Only Knows
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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