Expert: Jim Kason - 3/10/2009

Question
it begins in a room where young lovers felt desperate and turn on gas from old wall burner...they end up on board a ship where (god) is bar tender and gives them advise...along with all the other lost souls ...in end you hear glass break and they decide to live. betting done in early 1900. thanks so much

Answer
Hi Lorraine,

I think I may have the film you're looking for. Actually, ....two films were made,...both based   on an old 1920's play.  
The first I  believe was British, made in 1930, and starred Leslie Howard,...called "Outward Bound".
The second, more popular movie  was made by Warner Bros. in 1944, and is called "Between Two Worlds".  It starred John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Paul Henried, Sydney Greenstreet,...and as "The Steward", Edmund Gwenn.
The original NY Times review can be found at:

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res= 980CE0DC1338E33BBC4E53DFB366838F659EDE&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes

Sincerely,
Jim Kason