20th Century Fox - Gene Tierney Studio Stars Collection

Thunder Birds (Dir. William A Wellman, 1942): Peter Stackhouse (John Sutton) wants to overcome his fear of flying in order to earn his wings and fights for his country. He fast becomes friends with Steve Britt (Preston Foster), a patient and understanding instructor who sees the fighting heart in Peter and vows to give him every chance. But when both men fall for the same girl (Gene Tierney), their camaraderie is put to the highest test...even as they fight side by side for their beliefs!

Tobacco Road (Dir. John Ford, 1941): Adapted from Jack Kirkland's controversial play (which was itself adapted from Erskine Caldwell's even-more-controversial novel), Tobacco road details the sordid immorality amongst poor, inbred, white folks. Caldwell got the inspiration for the novel from people he knew while growing up in Georgia, and crafted a novel that was shocking at the time for its explicit sexual detail, among other things.

Directed by John Ford, the film focuses on the Lester family, a big, shiftless, backwoods bunch. The family is about to be kicked off their land because they stopped paying rent, but they continually eschew anyone who tries to help them out. Though not as explicit as the novel or stage play, the film was still considered to be sufficiently steamy by audiences at the time.

Laura (Dir. Otto Preminger, 1944): Nominated for five Academy Awards®, this stylish mystery thriller twists and turns with new suspects, new evidence and unexpected revelations. A wealthy acid-tongued journalist (Clifton Webb) becomes entranced with a beautiful young career woman named Laura (Gene Tierney). But entrancement leads to possessiveness and shortly before her wedding to a dashing young playboy (Vincent Price), she is found murdered. Stirred by her portrait and adoring descriptions by her admirers, the detective (Dana Andrews) assigned to her case finds that he, too, is strangely under Laura's spell.

Leave Her To Heaven (Dir. John M Stahl, 1946): In this classic melodrama, acclaimed for its lush Academy Award® Winning cinematography, Gene Tierney's arresting portrayal of a jealous woman was seen as a truly "amazing study of character" (Los Angeles Times), and earned her an Oscar Nomination for Best Actress. Though she is engaged to a politician (Vincent Price), Ellen (Tierney) lures the handsome Richard (Cornel Wilde) into marriage after knowing him just a few days. But Richard soon learns from her sister (Jeanne Crain) and mother (Mary Philips) that Ellen's selfish, possessive love has ruined other people's lives.

When his brother drowns while in Ellen's care and she has an accident that kills her unborn child, Richard grows increasingly suspicious of her insatiable devotion.

The Ghost And Mrs Muir (Dir. Joseph L Mankiewicz, 1947): Determined to make a life for herself and her daughter, Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney), a young window, moves into a cottage overlooking the windswept English coast. She soon learns that it's haunted by the ghost of its former owner, a salty sea captain (Rex Harrison). But the Captain's effort to scare off his new tenant soon develops into a most unlikely love affair.

When Lucy runs out of money, the Captain "Ghost writes" a book for her based on his life story. Their publishing success, however, brings her the amorous attentions of a man who's still very much alive (George Sanders).

Soon Lucy must decide between the pleasures of the spirit and those of the flesh, and the Captain must choose a course that may haunt him forever.