Gene Tierney as Calculating Villain

As one of the most beautiful women in classic films

Tierney plays one of the worst villains I've ever seen in Leave Her to Heaven. She deliberately lets her new husband's crippled brother drown on purpose. She despises her mother and is jealous of her adopted sister.

She even tries to kill her unborn child by throwing herself down a flight of stairs. She is godawful--manipulative, cruel, insulting and murderous.

Made in 1945 it's unusual to have a gorgeous female protagonist act as such a devil. Has anyone else seen this film? And isn't it incredible? I recommend it to anyone who loves watching a sociopathic, egotistical, narcissistic "heroine'. It's ahead of it's time and watches as a much more modern movie.