
Possessed(1947)
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.


“Hers was the deadliest of the seven sins!”
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

Gene Tierney
Ellen Berent Harland

Cornel Wilde
Richard Harland

Jeanne Crain
Ruth Berent

Vincent Price
Russell Quinton

Mary Philips
Mrs. Berent

Ray Collins
Glen Robie

Gene Lockhart
Dr. Saunders

Reed Hadley
Dr. Mason

Darryl Hickman
Danny Harland

Chill Wills
Leick Thome
Leave Her to Heaven is a drama, thriller, romance film released in 1945 exploring themes of lake, based on novel or book, boat, femme fatale, film noir, murder. Directed by John M. Stahl, it stars Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain. A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
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