History Film / LeaveHerToHeaven

* ConvenientMiscarriage: [[spoiler: Subverted; Ellen deliberately causes one because while she thought having Richard's baby would get him to love her again, she doesn't really want a child, she thinks Richard and Ruth are spending too much time together, and she's tired of being stuck indoors because she's pregnant]].

* BeautyIsBad: Driven home in the remake, where the evil Ellen is gorgeous, while good-hearted Ruth is genuinely plainer by comparison.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Subverted to hell and back with Ellen.
** Played straight with Ruth.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ellen tells Thorne about a dream she had when she was rowing behind Richard while he was swimming in the lake, and then he sank, and she finds she's can't bring herself to jump in and save him. That's pretty much what she does with Danny later, causing him to drown, though in that case, it was intentional.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: In the remake, Ellen tries to obtain one, as if to cement the fact that she's a horrible person.

* DaylightHorror: The most terrifying portion of the film takes place in an idyllic lakeside cabin in summertime, with sunlight streaming through the trees. Even scenes set at night are warmly lit, giving the false impression that ''nothing bad could happen here...''

* IncestSubtext: [[spoiler:It's implied that Ellen and her father may have been a little closer than they should have been, to the point where part of the reason she pursues Richard is because of his uncanny resemblance to the man.]]

* OedipusComplex: Mrs. Berent bluntly snaps that Ellen monopolized her father so much that "it's a wonder she didn't sleep with him!" She later falls for Richard because of his resemblance to him.

%%* {{Yandere}}: Three guesses.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Ellen when she becomes angry at Richard for inviting her mother and sister to visit at the very start of their married life without even asking her first.

* ElectraComplex: Mrs. Berent bluntly snaps that Ellen monopolized her father so much that "it's a wonder she didn't sleep with him!" She later falls for Richard because of his resemblance to him.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ellen.

* OedipusComplex: Mrs. Brent bluntly snaps that Ellen monopolized her father so much that "it's a wonder she didn't sleep with him!" She later falls for Richard because of his resemblance to him.

* SuicideNotMurder: [[spoiler: In revenge for Richard rejecting her, Ellen poisons herself in such a way that it will look as if Ruth is the only one who can be blamed. It works, and Ruth is tried for murder.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Three guesses.

''Leave Her to Heaven'' is a 1945 PsychologicalThriller FilmNoir directed by John M. Stahl and starring Creator/GeneTierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, and Creator/VincentPrice.

''Leave Her to Heaven'' is a 1945 PsychologicalThriller FilmNoir directed by John M. Stahl and starring Creator/GeneTierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, and Creator/VincentPrice, based on the novel by James Williams.

* EmpatheticEnvironment: Danny's death is communicated by the sight of a black-clad Richard sitting by a stormy sea.

''Leave Her to Heaven'' is a 1945 PsychologicalThriller FilmNoir directed by John M. Stahl and starring Creator/GeneTierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, and Creator/VincentPrice.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Danny is Richard's ''son'' in the MadeForTVMovie remake, making Ellen's actions even ''more'' monstrous.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Ellen's ex-fiance, who she dumped for Richard, is the lead prosecutor in the case against Ruth. There's no way someone with that level of personal involvement with a victim would be allowed to handle the case.

* TheSociopath: Ellen Berent is noted to have been this since her childhood, with many characters noting that there was always something ''off'' about her and a lack of deep feelings. Her love for Richard seems to stem mostly from Narcissism and need to be a ControlFreak more than anything else.

Richard Harland (Wilde) is a writer who meets beautiful Boston socialite Ellen Berent (Tierney) on a train to New Mexico. As it happens, they're both going to the same ranch, owned by lawyer and mutual acquaintence Glen Robie (Ray Collins); Richard to take a break from his forthcoming novel, and Ellen, who's with her mother (Mary Philips) and cousin Ruth (Crain), to scatter the ashes of her late father. They quickly fall in love, and though Ellen is engaged to prosecutor Russell Quinton (Price), she breaks off their engagement and marries Richard instead. However, it turns out she doesn't want to have to share him with anyone else, including her mother, or Ruth, or Richard's disabled younger brother Danny (Darryl Hickman). And Richard gradually comes to discover just how pathologically possessive she is.

Richard Harland (Wilde) is a writer who meets beautiful Boston socialite Ellen Berent (Tierney) on a train to New Mexico. As it happens, they're both going to the same ranch, owned by lawyer and mutual acquaintence Glen Robie (Ray Collins); Richard to take a break from his forthcoming novel, and Ellen, who's with her mother (Mary Philips) and cousin Ruth (Crain), to scatter the ashes of her late father. They quickly fall in love, and though Ellen is engaged to prosecutor Russell Quinton (Price), she breaks off their engagement and marries Richard instead. However, it turns out she doesn't want to have to share him with anyone else, including her mother, Ruth, or Richard's paraplegic younger brother Danny (Darryl Hickman). And Richard gradually comes to discover just how pathologically possessive she is.

''Leave Her To Heaven'' is a 1945 PsychologicalThriller FilmNoir directed by John M. Stahl and starring Creator/GeneTierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, and Creator/VincentPrice.

-->'''Ruth''': I don't envy you, Ellen. All my life, I've tried to love you, done everything to please you. All of us have -- Mother, Father, and now Richard. And what have you done? With your love, you wrecked Mother's life. With your love, you pressed Father to death. With your love, you've made a shadow of Richard. No, Ellen, I don't envy you. I'm sorry for you. You're the most pitiful creature I've ever known.

* IncestSubtext: [[spoiler:It's implied that Ellen and her father may have been a little closer than they should have been, to the point where part of the reason she pursues Richard is because of his resemblance to the man.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Three guesses.

Richard Harland (Wilde) is a writer who meets beautiful Boston socialite Ellen Berent (Tierney) on a train to New Mexico. As it happens, they're both going to the same house; Richard to take a break from his forthcoming novel, and Ellen, who's with her mother (Mary Philips) and cousin Ruth (Crain), to scatter the ashes of her late father. They quickly fall in love, and although Ellen is engaged to Russell Quinton (Price), a prosecutor, she breaks off their engagement to marry Richard instead. However, it turns out she doesn't want to share him with anyone else, including her mother, Ruth, or Richard's crippled brother Danny (Darryl Hickman). And Richard eventually grows to realize just how pathologically (and dangerously) possessive she is.