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Bookmark this pageLeave Her to Heaven (1945)
Director: John M Stahl
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From Time Out Film Guide
Wonderful all-stops-out melodrama (from a novel by Ben Ames Williams) drawing luridly on gimcrack psychology to tell the tale of a father-fixated girl (Tierney) who picks a husband because of his resemblance to Daddy, and is then gripped by a mounting paroxysm of jealousy which inclines her to dispose violently of anyone else laying claim to his affection. The potential for absurdity is enormous, not least in an unforgettable scene where Tierney roams the mountain-top on horseback at dawn (the colour, incidentally, is Fox-bright but exquisitely toned), scattering her father's ashes to the winds. But Stahl is totally in control, his precise pacing and compositions lending a persuasive dimension of amour fou, while Leon Shamroy's camerawork makes each image a purring pleasure on the eye.Author: TM
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- gerard said...
- Posted on Aug 23 2007 02:57 Film noir, Melodrama, or both? This is Tierney's film.
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Cast & crew
Director: John M Stahl
Producer: William A Bacher
Cast: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Mary Philips, Ray Collins, Gene Lockhart, Darryl Hickman full cast
Duration: 119 mins
US Release: Dec 20 1945
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