# 1950s Movie where Satan throws an Entitled Woman Straight To Hell **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 18, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082 "2025-10-18T21:25:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082/1 "2025-10-18T21:25:51Z")
There was a movie/musical in the 1950s where a man is sent down to stand before Satan to learn what Hell he was to face for all eternity. The man was confused because he didn’t think that he was that bad. I few minutes later, a heavy-set demanding woman stormed into the room, body-checked the man out of the way, and demanded better accommodations. As she did, Satan ( Sabastian Cabot? ) pushed a button on his desk. A trap door flew open and she was sent screaming and complaining straight down into the Lake of Fire. I know that it was filmed in Technicolor… but for the life of me i can’t think of the name of the movie. Does anyone remember it? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082/2 "2025-10-18T21:33:07Z")
Hellzapoppin’? [Hellzapoppin’ (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellzapoppin%27_(film)) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082/3 "2025-10-18T21:48:20Z")
[Heaven Can Wait](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwd2Te8SJsM) around the five-minute mark Not Sebastian Cabot, but Laird Cregar, who died far too soon ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082/4 "2025-10-18T22:04:32Z")
I think that you are right! “Heaven Can Wait (1943)”. Thank You! ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082/5 "2025-10-18T23:28:39Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > The man was confused because he didn’t think that he was that bad. The man was confused as to why he wasn’t consigned to the flames right away, he thought he had been pretty bad, having led a somewhat unconventional life devoted to the admiration of ladies. The entitled woman was, I believe, Florence Bates, everyone’s favorite middle-aged rich battle-ax, from Rebecca to I Remember Mama. This was a role for which she received no on-screen credit. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082/6 "2025-10-19T17:32:10Z")
Her abrupt fall is hilarious 😀