Between Heaven and Hell

Genre: Drama
Released: 1956
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford, Buddy Ebsen
Alfalfa portrays: Soldier being held in military prison.
Alfalfa's screen time: 4 seconds
Lines of dialogue spoken by Alfalfa: None

"Between Heaven and Hell" and image © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Fox Video


Alfalfa (foreground) eyes Robert Wagner warily in
his lightning-fast appearance in "Between Heaven
and Hell". Click to enlarge.


Robert Wagner plays Sam Gifford, a wealthy, callow Southern businessman who is drafted into the army and grows up quickly. He is transferred to the command of the decidedly off-the-wall Broderick Crawford (Alfalfa's only scene occurs when Wagner climbs from his jeep and reports to Crawford.) Although Wagner and Crawford butt heads right from the start, by the end of the film it is clear that in an odd way, Crawford has helped Wagner change his attitude for the better.

To say that Alfalfa's appearance in "Between Heaven and Hell" is brief is an understatement. And it is still jarring to see our hero looking positively grizzled, with a 5-o'clock shadow, mussed hair, and holding a cigarette. These are the types of roles Alfalfa was seeking with greater frequency during the late fifties, before his life was cut short in 1959.

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