Acting
Gene Tierney
Born November 19, 1920 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died November 6, 1991 · aged 70
Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best-remembered for her performance in the title role of Laura (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance in Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Other notable roles include Martha Strable Van Cleve in Heaven Can Wait (1943), Isabel Bradley Mat…
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Laura · 1944Laura
★ 7.61944
MovieDramaMystery
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
Leave Her to Heaven · 1945Leave Her to Heaven
★ 7.51945
MovieDramaThriller
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
★ 7.51947
MovieRomanceFantasy
In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
The Egyptian · 1954The Egyptian
★ 6.51954
MovieHistoryDrama
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
Heaven Can Wait · 1943Heaven Can Wait
★ 6.91943
MovieComedyRomance
Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.
Night and the City · 1950Night and the City
★ 7.51950
MovieDramaCrime
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
The Left Hand of God · 1955The Left Hand of God
★ 6.31955
MovieDramaAdventure
A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.
The Return of Frank James · 1940The Return of Frank James
★ 6.41940
MovieWestern
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
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Leave Her to Heaven · 1945Leave Her to Heaven
★ 7.51945
MovieDramaThriller
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
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