Leave Her to Heaven Articles

  Gene Tierney on TCM Schedule and synopses from the TCM website: 3:00 AM Plymouth Adventure (1952) Epic dramatization of the Pilgrims' journey to the new world on the Mayflower. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson. Dir: Clarence Brown. C-106 mins. 5:00 AM Personal Affair (1953) When a teenaged student disappears, her teacher is suspected of killing her. Cast: Gene Tierney, Leo Genn, Glynis [...]

Gene Tierney in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Dragonwyck (top); Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde in John M. Stahl's Leave Her to Heaven (bottom) In my view, Gene Tierney was not only one of the most beautiful but also one of the most underrated actresses of the studio era. Her eyes sparkled, her teeth sparkled, her complexion sparkled — even her cheekbones sparkled. And in the right role, [...]

Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce, Michael Curtiz's film noir/family melodrama, earned Joan Crawford her only — and thoroughly deserved — Academy Award. The Oscar-nominated 1945 classic, which also features Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott, Jack Carson, Eve Arden, and Bruce Bennett, will be the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ series “Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood’s [...]

Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard in Brief Encounter FILM Blithe Spirit d: David Lean; scr: Noel Coward Boule de suif / Angel and Sinner d: Christian-Jaque; scr: Henri Jeanson Brief Encounter d: David Lean; scr: Noel Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean, Ronald Neame Dead of Night d: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer; scr: John Baines, Angus MacPhail Les Enfants du paradis / Children [...]