Seventh Heaven (play)


Seventh Heaven was one of the most popular Broadway plays of the 1920s.

Production

Seventh Heaven was written by Austin Strong and produced by John Golden. It ran at the Booth Theatre from October 30, 1922, to July 1924 for a total of 704 performances. The leads were played by George Gaul as Chico and Helen Menken as Diane. Also in the cast of the play was Frank Morgan as Brissac.

Cast

Young girl Diane is falling in love with Chico during World War I in France.

Films

Two films have been made based on the original Broadway play.
A 1927 silent film of the same title was written by Benjamin Glazer and directed by Frank Borzage.
A 1937 remake was produced as a sound film starring Simone Simon, James Stewart, Jean Hersholt, and Gregory Ratoff, with Henry King directing.