A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both as well as everyone around them.A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both as well as everyone around them.A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both as well as everyone around them.
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- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
Gertrude Astor
- Prison Matron
- (uncredited)
Audrey Betz
- Cook at Robie's Ranch
- (uncredited)
Olive Blakeney
- Mrs. Louise Robie
- (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
- Telephone Operator
- (uncredited)
Harry Depp
- Catterson - the Chemist
- (uncredited)
Paul Everton
- The Judge
- (uncredited)
Jim Farley
- Train Conductor
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIt was cited by director Martin Scorsese as one of his favorite films of all time, and he assessed Gene Tierney as one of the most underrated actresses of the Golden Era.
- GoofsEllen's method of scattering her father's ashes (flinging the urn from side to side during a horseback ride through the desert) would leave both her and the horse covered in her father's remains.
- Quotes
Richard Harland: When I looked at you, exotic words drifted across the mirror of my mind like clouds across the summer sky.
- ConnectionsFeatured in M*A*S*H: House Arrest (1975)
Featured review
Gene Tierney delivers memorable performance in this technicolor film noir...
While most film noirs conjure up images of terror in black-and-white settings, 'Leave Her To Heaven' manages to fall into the noir category despite its lush technicolor scenery and handsome interiors. It's a visually stunning example of "women's noir" performed to the hilt by a talented cast. Only Cornel Wilde fails to deliver. He seems too weak as the author who impulsively marries a beautiful woman, only to find that beneath the lovely exterior is a warped mind consumed by jealousy. He never quite measures up to Tierney's performance--seemingly sweet and kind but actually cold and cunning. Tierney has never been more beautifully photographed and looks stunning throughout. Jeanne Crain does well enough as the demure half-sister, rising to the occasion when the script demands a spunkier side to her personality. While the plot gets a little "heavy" at times, it's a supremely satisfying melodrama played against some of the most beautiful settings imaginable. Alfred Newman's music suggests the slowly developing tension. All in all, a fascinating example of film noir that succeeds despite technicolor. Another fine example of color noir might be 'Chinatown'. Well worth seeing to watch a fascinating femme fatale at work. Gene Tierney deserved her Oscar nomination--but lost to Joan Crawford of 'Mildred Pierce'.
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- Apr 13, 2001
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- Todsünde
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- Gross US & Canada
- $8,200,000
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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