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"For Heaven's Sake" is a most unusual movie....far different than the typical movie of the era. Clifton Webb and Edmund Gwenn play angels whose job it is to find parents for children waiting to be born. One of the unborn kids (Gigi Perreau) is a problem case for Webb's character...she insists on being born to a power couple from Broadway (Bob Cummings and Joan Bennett). But these people are too self-absorbed and career-oriented to be parents...but the child refuses to give up on the notion that they'll one day be her parents. In frustration, eventually Charles (Webb) takes human form and decides to deal with the couple directly. He poses as 'Slim'...a Texan who is quite stereotypical. And, over time, he REALLY comes to like being human...with all its vices as well.

The notion of seeing Clifton Webb playing a rich Texan is strange to say the least! He usually was the embodiment of sophistication and breeding and not the type to wear bolo ties and talk about life on a ranch! Strange casting indeed!

So is it any good? Well, if you love Clifton Webb, you'll like the film. Even though it's one of his weaker films, he himself is quite nice in this against type role. In fact, because so much of the focus of the film is of him and his performance, the movie really doesn't give most of the rest of the cast anything to do other than be there for Webb. This isn't so much a criticism...just an observation. Additionally, I loved the special effects at the beginning of the picture...they were amazing for 1950. However, the film itself is very, very weird...so much so that I guarantee that many folks will give up on it before it's complete.