7Th Heaven

The first film to romantically pair Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, 7TH HEAVEN was directed by Frank Borzage, a former actor who was particularly skilled at eliciting subtle performances from his actors and giving sentimental material a polish that elevated it above run-of-the-mill melodrama. Chico (Farrell), who works in the Parisian sewers and dreams of becoming a street cleaner, takes pity on waif Diane (Gaynor), who's being exploited by her sister Nana (Gladys Brockwell). Nana calls the police on Diane, who is saved only because Chico claims that she's his wife. But she doesn't fit his image of the perfect girl: He has his heart set on a blond wife, and pray...