Heaven Can Wait
1943 Nominee

100 Words
Don Ameche shines as a playboy. Spoiler Alert: This gets remade and re-nominated later, so this won’t be the first time a man with a plan gets analyzed. When Henry shows up in Hell to make reservations, he recounts the story of his life – centered around the women in his life – to give the King of Darkness some idea of why Henry belongs South of the border posthumously. Although Henry loves his wife, Martha, he also loves plenty of other women. The good news is that cheating on your wife is fine as long as you feel bad about it.