'' 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 .
This
Technicolor "
Film 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 Fox's most successful film of the 1940s.
''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 .
