Leave Her to Heaven (1946) Reviews

Leave Her to Heaven (1946)
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Gene Tierney portrays a beautiful but unstable woman who marries successful novelist Cornel Wilde. Tierney wants to spend all her time with her new husband, but finds it impossible to do so thanks to his work and the frequent visits of family and friends. When Wilde's crippled younger brother (Darryl Hickman) comes to the couple's summer house to stay, Ms. Tierney indirectly causes the boy to drown. Later, upon discovering that she's pregnant, Tierney deliberately falls down the stairs, choosing to miscarry rather than share her husband's affections with an infant. When it becomes clear that family friend Jeanne Crain is attracted to her husband, Ms. Tierney commits suicide, making her death appear to be murder and framing Crain for the "crime." In court, Ms. Crain is mercilessly grilled by prosecuting attorney Vincent Price, who happens to be Tierney's ex-lover! Filmed in lush Technicolor, Leave Her to Heaven is based on the best-selling novel by Ben Ames Williams. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, (more)
Director(s):
John M. Stahl
Format(s):
DVD
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Steve J.

Gene Tierney's green eyes really show up in Technicolor - only they look a little blue but still awesome. This noir film was ahead of its' time.

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Anthony G.

Boy, can movie writers of today learn a lot from this type of scripting and directing. Top notch from start to finish. Eloquently and flawlessly written. Jealousy, murder, deceit, are the key ingredients that keep you at the edge of your seat to the very end. It was wonderful to see Vincent Price in his pre-horror days as the well acted, ex-fiance' district attorney. Gene Tierney is nothing less than stunning as well as Jeanne Crain (I've heard their names from my parents but knew nothing about these actresses - way before my time). Top 5 rentals so far this year. This is one to place on the shelf and revisit from time to time. Be sure to check out the extras on this disc (photos, awards, etc.)

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Charles G.

Gene Tierney's character is one twisted sister! Kinda reminds me of someone I used to date :) I imagine it was pretty shocking in its day. The real star is the Oscar-winning cinematography along with excellent art direction and costumes. The colors just pop! The film has been reprocessed and looks like it was shot yesterday.

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Tim B.

Great performance by Gene Tierney. She creeped me out from the beginning but was strangely alluring. Great acting all around, except for maybe Darryl Hickman who seemed miscasted. Jeanne Crain was also perfect for her role.

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Leonard T.

Saw this movie when i was a child and now that i'm 23 it's still one of my favorite movies.

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ANDRIEL W.

I am a classic movie buff. I am not a big Cornel Wilde fan but he was great in this movie. Gene Tierney was awesome. I would recommend this movie to all classic movie lovers. Andriel H.

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Kathleen D.

Starts a bit slow...give it a chance though because as soon as gene tierney's character gets going with her wickedness the storyline really picks up!

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Dafni H.

This movie was a little different than what I had expected, just because I always have thought of Gene Tierney as seeming so pure and good. It was interesting to see her play this part, and overall was a good movie that had some twists. Not my favorite, but worth watching.

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    Steve J.

    Gene Tierney's green eyes really show up in Technicolor - only they look a little blue but still awesome. This noir film was ahead of its' time.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Anthony G.

    Boy, can movie writers of today learn a lot from this type of scripting and directing. Top notch from start to finish. Eloquently and flawlessly written. Jealousy, murder, deceit, are the key ingredients that keep you at the edge of your seat to the very end. It was wonderful to see Vincent Price in his pre-horror days as the well acted, ex-fiance' district attorney. Gene Tierney is nothing less than stunning as well as Jeanne Crain (I've heard their names from my parents but knew nothing about these actresses - way before my time). Top 5 rentals so far this year. This is one to place on the shelf and revisit from time to time. Be sure to check out the extras on this disc (photos, awards, etc.)

    Yes   |   No

     
    Charles G.

    Gene Tierney's character is one twisted sister! Kinda reminds me of someone I used to date :) I imagine it was pretty shocking in its day. The real star is the Oscar-winning cinematography along with excellent art direction and costumes. The colors just pop! The film has been reprocessed and looks like it was shot yesterday.

    Yes   |   No

     
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