Leave Her to Heaven

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Leave Her to Heaven
film poster for Leave Her to Heaven
Directed by	John M. Stahl
Produced by	William A. Bacher
Written by	Ben Ames Williams (novel) Jo Swerling
Starring	Gene Tierney Cornel Wilde Jeanne Crain Vincent Price
Music by	Alfred Newman
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	December 19, 1945 (U.S. release)
Running time	110 min
Language	English
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Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 20th Century Fox film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Jeanne Crain, with Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, and Chill Wills.

It was adapted for the screen by Jo Swerling, based on the novel by Ben Ames Williams, and was directed by John M. Stahl.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

This Technicolor noir drama tells the story of a young novelist, Richard Harland (played by Wilde), who meets beautiful Ellen Berent (played by Tierney) on a train. They fall in love and are married. Harland soon finds his life blighted when tragedies take first his handicapped young brother, then his unborn son from him. Gradually, he realizes that his wife's insane jealousy, which turns her own family away from her, may be the cause of the tragedies in his life. Yet another shock awaits them all, as Ellen's emotions become uncontrollable. This was 20th Century Foxs most successful film of the1940s.

1 Awards
2 Featured cast
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Awards

Leave Her to Heaven won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Gene Tierney), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color and Best Sound, Recording.

[edit] Featured cast

Actor	Role
Gene Tierney	Ellen Berent Harland
Cornel Wilde	Richard Harland
Jeanne Crain	Ruth Berent
Vincent Price	Russell Quinton
Mary Philips	Mrs. Berent
Ray Collins	Glen Robie
Gene Lockhart	Dr. Saunders