Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven is a 1948 American black-and-white romantic comedy film[2] directed by William Castle and starring Guy Madison, Diana Lynn, James Dunn, and Florence Bates.

When Perry finds a job working for a girlie show in Coney Island, Mandy takes Eddie to see what she's doing and he is upset at how men are ogling her.

Afterwards, Mike treats his hangover with some fresh air in Prospect Park and a trip to a Turkish bath, and then introduces Eddie to Mr. Gaboolian, owner of a "riding academy" of mechanical animals, including two horses, a camel, and an elephant, which has only two regular customers.

On Christmas Eve, a group of Santa Clauses converge on the academy at midnight to avoid going home, and Eddie sees an opportunity for publicity.

[2] Critic Don Graham notes that a poll taken in the early 1940s indicated that Texas, Brooklyn, and Heaven were the places that had the biggest box-office appeal; he opines that the screenplay was therefore crafted around the title concept.

[7] Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl wrote the music and lyrics for the title song, "Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven".

[2] Graham notes that the establishing shots of downtown Dallas in the beginning of the film include a view of the Texas School Book Depository in Dealey Plaza, which later played an infamous role in the 1963 assassination of John F.

[8] A month before the Brooklyn premiere on October 1, United Artists held a beauty contest during the Coney Island Mardi Gras, with the winner being named "Most Heavenly Miss".

This review surmised that the runtime had to be cut to fit the requirements of a double-bill feature, but poor editing left some scenes "dangling in the middle, wholly unexplained".

While Madison was described as "pleasant" and Lynn as "likable", Variety cited the best performances as those of Lionel Stander as the bellhop and Florence Bates as the pickpocket.

It's going to take me a long time to come anywhere near that score", added Madison, who was signed by David O. Selznick on the basis of his good looks rather than his acting ability.

[13] The New York Daily News disliked the film for its clichéd plot points and poor acting on the part of the leads.

[14] While acknowledging Madison as handsome and Lynn as cute, The Gazette review concludes that this is "[a] movie that won't make you too unhappy either to see or to miss".