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FILM DETAILS

Certificate U

Cast Gene Tierney Cornel Wilde Jeanne Cain Vincent Price

Directors John M Stahl

Screenwriters Jo Swerling

Running Time 110 minutes

Leave Her To Heaven (U)

Plot
Society beauty Ellen Berent ditches her politician fiancé, Russell Quinton for writer Richard Harland, whose resemblance to her late father prompts her to remove anyone who might compete with her for his affections.

Verdict
Visually resplendent and fascinating melodrama although lacking character depth and complexity.


Reviewer: David Parkinson

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