Leave Her to Heaven
Director: John M. Stahl
Writer: Jo Swerling
From novel by: Ben Ames Williams
Music: Alfred Newman
Producer: William A. Bacher
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Collins | Actor | 10-Dec-1889 | 11-Jul-1965 | Lt. Tragg on Perry Mason |
| Jeanne Crain | Actor | 25-May-1925 | 14-Dec-2003 | 20th Century Fox studio actress |
| Reed Hadley | Actor | 1-Jan-1911 | 11-Dec-1974 | Radio star of Red Ryder |
| Darryl Hickman | Actor | 28-Jul-1931 | The Happy Years | |
| Gene Lockhart | Actor | 18-Jul-1891 | 31-Mar-1957 | Algiers |
| Vincent Price | Actor | 27-May-1911 | 25-Oct-1993 | Master of the macabre |
| Gene Tierney | Actor | 19-Nov-1920 | 6-Nov-1991 | Laura |
| Cornel Wilde | Actor | 13-Oct-1915 | 16-Oct-1989 | A Song to Remember |
| Chill Wills | Actor | 18-Jul-1903 | 15-Dec-1978 | The Alamo |
CAST
| Starring | |
| Gene Tierney | ... Ellen Berent |
| Cornel Wilde | ... Richard Harland |
| Jeanne Crain | ... Ruth Berent |
| Vincent Price | ... Russell Quinton |
| Mary Philips | ... Mrs. Berent |
| Ray Collins | ... Glen Robie |
| Gene Lockhart | ... Dr. Saunders |
| Reed Hadley | ... Dr. Mason |
| Darryl Hickman | ... Danny Harland |
| Chill Wills | ... Leick Thome |
REVIEWS
Review by anonymous (posted on 22-Aug-2006)
Simply stunning in terms of the acting, scenery and score. From the opening the rousing score suggests impending doom and foreboding. The viewer is quickly lulled into a false sense of serenity as the camera concentrates on the immortal beauty of Helen (Gene Tierney) asleep. The story unfolds to reveal Helen as a jealous and selfish creature who will destroy anything threatening her total dominance of Richard (Cornel Wilde). Helens' obesession is heightened by the fact that she percieves Richard as the re-incarnation of her recently deceased father whom she adored and "smothered to death". The victims of the tragic chain of events unfolding include Ruth, Helen's step sister played superbly by Jeanne Crain and Danny, Richard's younger crippled brother. Although the film doesn't follow the book exactly, there is very little lost in the way of a key storyline and the intensity required. "Back of the Moon" is the perfect location where most of the action is based. One slight criticism would be that Cornel Wilde's acting is rather wooden in places where the drama is unfolding, otherwise it is a classic thriller.
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