This Side of Heaven
IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST OF FAMILIES! Flaming youth dances- while father pays the piper
1934 | 77m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | William K. Howard |
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| Writer: | Edgar Allan Woolf, Zelda Sears, Eve Greene, Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis, Florence Ryerson |
| Staring: |
| A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 02, 1934 |
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| Director: | William K. Howard |
| Writer: | Edgar Allan Woolf, Zelda Sears, Eve Greene, Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis, Florence Ryerson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | despair, car crash, family relationships, family, embezzlement, co-signer, imminent scandal, missing money, adult children, contemplating suicide |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lionel Barrymore | Martin Turner |
| Fay Bainter | Francene Turner |
| Mae Clarke | Jane Turner |
| Una Merkel | Birdie |
| Tom Brown | Seth Turner |
| Mary Carlisle | Peggy Turner |
| Onslow Stevens | Walter |
| Dickie Moore | Freddie |
| Edward Nugent | Vance |
| Henry Wadsworth | Hal |
| C. Henry Gordon | William Barnes |
| Geneva Mitchell | Nurse Healy (uncredited) |
| Theodore von Eltz | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Nell O'Day | Miss Spence - Maxwell's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Rev. J.A. Hayes (uncredited) |
| Edwin Maxwell | R.S. Sawyer (uncredited) |
| Mickey Daniels | Stinky Bliss (uncredited) |
| Richard Tucker | Henry W. Maxwell - Producer (uncredited) |
| Edith Fellows | Felicia - Minister's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Claire Du Brey | Miss Blair - Martin's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Isabel La Mal | Mrs. Miller - Neighbor at Theatre (uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | Nurse Attendant (uncredited) |
| James Durkin | Raymond - Company Man (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Phil Tead | Pete - the Photographer (uncredited) |
| Bobby Watson | Mr. Worthington - Interior Decorator (uncredited) |
| Edward Norris | Clarke - Upper Classman (uncredited) |
| Niles Welch | Druggist (uncredited) |
| Billy O'Brien | Messenger Boy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edgar Allan Woolf | Screenplay |
| Zelda Sears | Adaptation |
| Eve Greene | Adaptation |
| Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis | Novel |
| Frank E. Hull | Editor |
| Fredric Hope | Art Direction |
| William Axt | Original Music Composer |
| William K. Howard | Director |
| Florence Ryerson | Screenplay |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John W. Considine Jr. | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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This is a nice little comedy/drama about the dizzying, hectic life and times of the Turner family, as each member of the household goes their separate ways. Until kind, well-meaning Father is framed for embezzlement, that is. Here we have nice, appealing performances by the two leads, Lionel Barry ... more and Fay Bainter. Slightly amateurish performances from some of the younger, wet-behind-the-ears members of the cast, though. On a better note, seeing Lionel play a nice guy always leaves one with a good feeling. A good family movie, with some funny moments. Makes for nice, pleasant viewing. Would I recommend? Yes, as a minor, but nice, family movie.