Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | |
| Director(s) | John M. Stahl |
| Producer(s) | William A. Bacher, Darryl F. Zanuck (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
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Leave Her to Heaven Overview:
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by John M. Stahl and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and William A. Bacher.
Academy Awards 1945 --- Ceremony Number 18 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Gene Tierney | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Maurice Ransford; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Leon Shamroy | Won |
BlogHub Articles:
Technicolor Noir: “Leave Her to Heaven” starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Jeanne Crain
By Stephen Reginald on Sep 25, 2024 From Classic Movie ManTechnicolor Noir: “Leave Her to Heaven” starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Jeanne Crain Leave Her to Heaven (1945) is a Technicolor film noir directed by John Stahl, produced by William A. Bacher and Darryl F. Zanuck, and starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Jeanne Crain. ... Read full article
Silver Screen Standards: Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 8, 2024 From Classic Movie Hub BlogLeave Her to Heaven (1945) The mingling of film noir and melodrama can yield strange but beautiful fruit, as it does most memorably in 1945?s Leave Her to Heaven, adapted by Jo Swerling from the 1944 novel by Ben Ames Williams and directed by John M. Stahl. Gene Tierney, always exquisite and usua... Read full article
Chatting about Leave Her to Heaven
By Judy on Jul 11, 2024 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouMy new podcast season on femme fatales with Brian Wilkins and Michael Gutierrez releases today, and we begin with one of my favorite films, Leave Her to Heaven. We chat about the strange canoe launch that begins the film, Tierney’s impossible beauty, the unfathomable hero–who wanted to m... Read full article
Leave Her to Heaven: When Beauty Disguises the Beast
By FlickChick on Nov 5, 2023 From A Person in the DarkThis is my contribution to the Classic Movie Blog Association's Blogathon and the Beast event. Click here for more beastly good reads.Leave Her to Heaven: When Beauty Disguises the BeastIn the eternal cinematic battle between good and evil, virtue must always contend with the beast. Now, when the be... Read full article
Day 16 of Noirvember: Ellen Berent in Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2021 From Shadows and SatinToday?s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on the beautiful but deadly Ellen Berent in Leave Her to Heaven (1945). WHAT?S LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN ABOUT? Socialite Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney) meets a novelist, Richard ?Dick? Harland (Cornel Wilde), at Rancho Jacinto in Taos, New Mexico. Richard is ther... Read full article
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Quotes from
Ellen Berent Harland: I'll never let you go. Never, never, never.
Russell Quinton: I loved you. And I'm still in love with you.
Ellen Berent Harland: That's a tribute.
Russell Quinton: And I always will be. Remember that.
Ellen Berent Harland: Russ, is that a threat?
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Facts about
The original choice for the role of Ellen was Rita Hayworth, who turned it down.
The famous (and dramatic) swimming scene that takes place in the lake for Darryl Hickman's character was in water so cold that the young actor caught pneumonia.
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