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1945

Leave Her to Heaven

PRODUCTION

John M. Stahl

INTRIGUE

A sickly jealous woman destroys everything around her to keep her husband to herself.

CRITICAL RECEPTION

A triumph. Gene is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. Time praises “a performance of magnificent cruelty”.

THE ROLE OF GENE

Ellen Berent, an icy, fascinating character. The scene in which Ellen watches her stepson drown is famous. Gene confessed to having nightmares after shooting it.