Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
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- Passed
- 1h 50min
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Jan 1946 (USA)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Gene Tierney | ... |
Ellen Berent Harland
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Cornel Wilde | ... |
Richard Harland
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Jeanne Crain | ... |
Ruth Berent
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Vincent Price | ... |
Russell Quinton
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Mary Philips | ... |
Mrs. Berent
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Ray Collins | ... |
Glen Robie
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Gene Lockhart | ... |
Dr. Saunders
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Reed Hadley | ... |
Dr. Mason
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Darryl Hickman | ... |
Danny Harland
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Chill Wills | ... |
Leick Thome
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Gertrude Astor | ... |
Prison Matron (uncredited)
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Guy Beach | ... |
Sheriff (uncredited)
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Audrey Betz | ... |
Cook at Robie's Ranch (uncredited)
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Olive Blakeney | ... |
Mrs. Louise Robie (uncredited)
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Ruth Clifford | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Harry Depp | ... |
Catterson - the Chemist (uncredited)
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Paul Everton | ... |
The Judge (uncredited)
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Jim Farley | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Betty Hannon | ... |
Tess Robie (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Lounge Car Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Hugh Maguire | ... |
Lin Robie (uncredited)
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Mae Marsh | ... |
Fisherwoman (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Grant Mitchell | ... |
Carlson (uncredited)
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Hans Moebus | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Milton Parsons | ... |
Medcraft - Mortician (uncredited)
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Addison Richards | ... |
Bedford (uncredited)
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Kay Riley | ... |
Danny's Nurse (uncredited)
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Earl Schenck | ... |
Norton (uncredited)
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Charles Tannen | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
John M. Stahl |
Written by
Jo Swerling | ... | (screenplay) |
Ben Ames Williams | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
William A. Bacher | ... | producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Alfred Newman |
Cinematography by
Leon Shamroy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
James B. Clark |
Editorial Department
Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
Richard Mueller | ... | associate color director: Technicolor |
Lyman Hallowell | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Maurice Ransford | ||
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little | ||
Ernest Lansing | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Kay Nelson |
Makeup Department
Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Sid Bowen | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Raymond A. Klune | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph C. Behm | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Otto Brower | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
E. Clayton Ward | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Sol Halperin | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
Edwin Hammeras | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
Edward Snyder | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
E. Truman Joiner | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
F. Bud Mautino | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator |
Lloyd Basham | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Russ Cheever | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Jay Chernis | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Lois Craft | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Maurice De Packh | ... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) |
James Decker | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Paul McLarind | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
G.R. Menhennick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Harold Neiderman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Alfred Newman | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Ernie Rosecrans | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Sylvia Ruderman | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Herbert W. Spencer | ... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) |
Murray Spivack | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Urban Thielmann | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Hrach Yacoubian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Mary Louise Zeyen | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | presenter |
Ruth Fox | ... | research assistant (uncredited) |
Frances C. Richardson | ... | research director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1946) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1946) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (black and white)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1957) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Fox Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- Twilight Time (2013) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Fox Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Novelist Richard Harland and socialite Ellen Berent meet on a train and are attracted to each other. They fall in love and decide to get married. They love each other, in spite of their differences. Ellen's love for Richard is obsessive - possessive, and wants Richard all to herself. Richard learns to what extent Ellen will go to get what she wants, Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | The sin she committed in the name of love could not be judged by man...or punished by law! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | It 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. See more » |
Goofs | Ellen'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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in House Arrest (1975). See more » |
Soundtracks | Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 See more » |
Quotes |
Richard Harland:
When I looked at you, exotic words drifted across the mirror of my mind like clouds across the summer sky. See more » |