Leave Her to Heaven
Hers was the deadliest of the seven sins!
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Director
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Producer
William A. Bacher, Darryl F. Zanuck
Operator
Leon Shamroy
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James B. Clark
All team (39)
All team (39)
Short description
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
What's left behind the scenes
- In one scene featuring Cornell Wilde (1915-1989) and Gene Tierney (1920-1991), the actor simply couldn't deliver a convincing performance, while Tierney played so flawlessly that after each take, the crew would whistle in encouragement and approval. Eventually, director John M. Stahl (1886-1950) got so tired of it that he told Wilde: "See, everyone else already understands how to act, and it just doesn’t seem to sink in with you."
- At the end of the shooting week, on Saturday evening, director John M. Stahl asked Gene Tierney to quickly run through one of the scenes so that cinematographer Leon Shamroy (1901-1974) could pre-visualize how to shoot it and arrange the lighting. The actress performed the scene, and Stahl, disappointed, stated that this was exactly how he had envisioned it, that it was perfect, and that she certainly wouldn't be able to repeat it on camera exactly the same way. He ignored all of Tierney's assurances that this was how she had rehearsed it, and that she could repeat it, and walked away, leaving the actress upset. On Monday morning, as promised, she played the scene perfectly on the very first take.
- When filming the scene of Darryl Hickman's bathing in the lake, the water turned out to be so cold that the actor fell ill with pneumonia.
- In one of the scenes featuring Cornel Wilde (1915-1989) and Gene Tierney (1920-1991), the actor was unable to give a convincing performance, whereas Tierney played her part so flawlessly that the crew whisted in encouragement and approval after every take. Eventually, director John M. Stahl (1886-1950) grew so tired of this that he told Wilde: 'You see, everyone else already understands how to act, and you're the only one who just doesn't get it.'
- At the end of the filming week on Saturday evening, director John M. Stahl asked Gene Tierney to quickly run through one of the scenes so that cinematographer Leon Shamroy (1901-1974) could plan the shots and lighting in advance. After the actress performed the scene, Stahl stated with frustration that this was exactly how he had imagined it, that it was perfect, and that she would certainly be unable to replicate it exactly the same way on camera. He ignored Tierney's assertions that this was exactly how she had rehearsed and that she could repeat it, leaving the actress upset. On Monday morning, as promised, she performed the scene perfectly on the very first take.
- While filming the scene where Darryl Hickman bathes in the lake, the water turned out to be so cold that the actor came down with pneumonia.
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