Heading for Heaven

Heading for Heaven is a 1947 American film directed by Lewis D. Collins based on the 1929 play For the Sake of the Family by Daniel Brown. Made by Pathe Industries for release by Producers Releasing Corporation, the film was later picked up for distribution by EagleLion Films after PRCs demise. It was one of several films of the time depicting fraudulent spiritualism such as Nightmare Alley, The Spiritualist and London Belongs to Me.

Living with a gullible wife Glinda Farrell who passionately believes in a fraudulent swami Russ Vincent who would soon leave show business for a lucrative career in real estate who conducts seances, a snappy housekeeper Irene Ryan, a lazy brother in law George OHanlon , a daughter and a cat who all give him problems, Henry dreams the land will someday bring him both great fortune and selfrespect.Henrys life changes when he overhears information about one of his Doctors patients who is terminally ill that he thinks is his own diagnosis when he goes for a physical for an insurance policy. He agrees to sell his land to an airline wishing to build an airport giving his wife and family the money as a legacy but several people in Elkinsville attempt to give Henry fraudulent information to lower his price or intend to acquire it for themselves. One of them uses the swami to convince Henry to sell the land to them who will then sell it to the airlines for a profit for themselves. ........

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