Half Way to Heaven

Half Way to Heaven

"Young America's Boy-Friend" as you like him!

1929•1h 6m•5.0/10

DramaRomanceThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(2)

A trapeze artist causes the death of another over their mutual love of a girl. When a new artist joins the troupe and falls in love with her, she must protect him from her ex-lover's jealous rage.

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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Ned Lee

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Greta Nelson

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Nick Pogli

Helen Ware

Helen Ware

Madame Elsie

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Circus Manager

Edna West

Mrs. Lee

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Slim

Michael Stuart

Eric Lee

Al Hill

Al Hill

Blackie

Lucille Williams

Doris

Richard K. French

Klein

Freddy Anderson

Tony

Ford West

Stationmaster

Guy Oliver

Guy Oliver

Farmer at Railroad Station

Stanley Taylor

Stanley Taylor

Minor Role

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