Feb 2, 2024
Our Fox 1945 episode features two of the greatest and greatest-looking film noirs: Otto Preminger's Fallen Angel and John M. Stahl's Leave Her to Heaven. We unpack the movies' love triangles, in which two strong-willed women exert their influence over a passive man; their treatment of the topics of love and obsession; the unique cinematic qualities of Alice Faye's presence and Gene Tierney's face; how Gene Tierney and Linda Darnell differ from the stereotypical femme fatale - and much more.
Time Codes:
0h 00m 35s: FALLEN ANGEL [dir. Otto Preminger]
0h 36m 39s: LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN [dir. John M. Stahl]
Studio Film Capsules provided by The Films of 20th Century-Fox by Aubrey Solomon and Tony Thomas
Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler
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