Stolen Heaven
Cast & Crew
George Abbott
Nancy Carroll
Phillips Holmes
Louis Calhern
Edward Keane
Joan Carr
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When Joe follows Mary home one night, she takes him into her apartment even though he is a stranger, and discovers that he has a superficial wound. He confesses to her that he robbed the radio factory across the street after he was fired and was unable to get another job. The police come looking for Joe, but Mary takes pity on him and pretends that he is her sick brother. Because they are both worn down from a life of poverty, Joe and Mary make a pact to spend the stolen $20,000 living luxuriously and then commit suicide when the money runs out. Mary and Joe go to Palm Beach, Florida masquerading as a married couple and live as if they are wealthy. They fall in love over the course of the next two weeks, and during that time, they meet and befriend casino owner Steve. When they begin to run out of money, Mary is unable to face suicide and asks Steve to bet her last $1,000. Steve loses the money, but pretends that he won and gives Mary $5,000 out of his own pocket, in hopes of buying her love. Unaware of his ulterior motive and thrilled by the cash, Mary asks him to bet the $5,000. Again he pretends he won, and this time gives her $25,000, but when she tries to leave, he becomes amorous and forces himself on her. When he is unsuccessful, he reveals that the money is his. She apologizes for not realizing this, but nonetheless takes the money to her hotel room. There she finds Joe preparing to commit suicide. They plan to return $20,000 of Steve's money and put it in an envelope, but are interrupted by a policeman who arrests them for the robbery at the factory. They escape from him and rush to Steve's house, where the butler frees them of their handcuffs. Steve proves himself to be a true friend when he offers to take them safely away on his yacht. As planned, they wait at the beach, but when Steve arrives they have reconsidered and decide to turn themselves in. After returning the money to Steve, Joe is arrested and Mary vows to wait for him. Steve helps to shorten Joe's sentence by giving $20,000 to make up for the factory's loss.
Director
George Abbott
Cast
Nancy Carroll
Phillips Holmes
Louis Calhern
Edward Keane
Joan Carr
G. Albert Smith
Dagmar Oakland
Guy Kibbee
Joseph Crehan
Buford Armitage
Joan Kenyon
Eddie Ryan
Margaret Mcnamara
Tom Carter
The Havana Casino Orchestra
The Foursome
Carola Kip
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
The plot synopsis in the copyright records differs from the film's ending, in that "Mary" and "Joe" board "Steve's" yacht for Cuba, but undergo a change of heart and go to New York to turn themselves in. Some scenes were filmed on location at Rockaway Beach, NY. A pre-release news item in Film Daily noted that Paul Lukas was scheduled to appear in the film.
