7TH HEAVEN1927
7th Heaven
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 3.0 (out of 5) (117 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
Austin Strong, who already had penned 5 Broadway plays since 1906, was at the top of his form with the smash hit Three Wise Fools (1918-1919) when Seventh Heaven opened at the Booth Theatre in 1922. Another blockbuster, the play ran for 704 performances.
Helen Menken (later to become the first wife of actor Humphrey Bogart) and George Gaul originated the roles of Diane and Chico.
Producer Detail
PRODUCER DETAIL
- William Fox
- Greater New York Film Rental Company
- (1904-1914)
- Fox Film
- (1915-1930)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Frank Borzage
- Kay-Bee Pictures/Broncho Film
- (1912-1914)
- American Film Manufacturing
- (1915-1916)
- Triangle Film
- (1917-1919)
- Cosmopolitan Pictures
- (1920-1922)
- MGM/Fox Film
- (1923-1924)
- Fox Film
- (1925-1931)
- Columbia Pictures
- (1932-1933)
- Warner Bros.
- (1934-1935)
- MGM
- (1936-1941)
- Universal/Paramount/RKO
- (1942-1944)
- Republic Pictures
- (1945-1947)
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
1 hour, 50 minutes
A destitute woman is taken in by a Paris sewer worker in this 1920s romance. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell star.
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
WINNER
Outstanding Picture- (Fox Film)
- Writing (Adaptation)
- (Benjamin Glazer)
- Directing (Dramatic Picture)
- (Frank Borzage)
- Actress
- (Janet Gaynor)
- Art Direction
- (Harry Oliver)
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1927 Domestic Box Office Rank: #5
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $33.5
