Leave her to heaven (1945)

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Novelist Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde) seems to have found the perfect woman in Ellen (Gene Tierney), a beautiful socialite who initiates a whirlwind romance and steers him into marriage before he can think twice. Yet the glassy surface of Ellen's devotion soon reveals monstrous depths, as Richard comes to realize that his wife is shockingly possessive and may be capable of destroying anyone who comes between them. A singular Hollywood masterpiece that draws freely from the women's picture and film noir alike, Leave Her to Heaven boasts elegant direction by melodrama specialist John M. Stahl, blazing Technicolor cinematography by Leon Shamroy, and a chilling performance by Tierney, whose Ellen is a femme fatale unlike any other: a woman whose love is as pure as it is poisonous.

In this classic melodrama, acclaimed for its lush ACADEMY AWARD-Winning cinematography, GENE TIERNEY`s portrayed an arresting portrayal of a jealous woman and it earned her an Oscar Nomination for Best Actress. Though she is engaged to a politician (VINCENT PRICE), Ellen (Tierney) lures the handsome Richard (CORNEL WILDE) into marriage after knowing him just a few days. But Richard soon learns from her sister (JEANNE CRAIN) and mother (MARY PHILIPS) that Ellen`s selfish, possessive love has ruined other people`s lives. When his own brother drowns while in Ellen`s care and she has an accident that kills her unborn child, Richard grows increasingly suspicious of her insatiable devotion.