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1939·Drama·1h 44m
7.1
Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.
Directed by Edmund Goulding
horseback riding
brain tumor
female friendship
based on play or musical
long island, new york
socialite
doctor patient relationship
blindness
brain surgery
depressing
compassionate
hopeful

Cast

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Judith Traherne
George Brent
George Brent
Dr. Frederick Steele
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Michael O'Leary
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Ann King
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Alec
Henry Travers
Henry Travers
Dr. Parsons
Cora Witherspoon
Cora Witherspoon
Carrie
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
Miss Wainwright
Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
Martha
Charles Richman
Charles Richman
Colonel Mantle
Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson
Dr. Carter
Leonard Mudie
Leonard Mudie
Dr. Driscoll

Crew

Edmund Goulding
Edmund Goulding
Director
Casey Robinson
Casey Robinson
Screenplay
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive In Charge Of Production
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design

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55 reviews
Luz
Luz
Dark Victory
I think I'll have a large order of prognosis negative!
When you get inside my head, see if you can find any sense in it.

Cáncer. "Esas seis letras canallas y un acento sobrevuelan a tu alrededor como moscas" — Isabel Ordaz
I think I'll have a large order of prognosis negative!
When you get inside my head, see if you can find any sense in it.

Cáncer. "Esas seis letras canallas y un acento sobrevuelan a tu alrededor como moscas" — Isabel Ordaz
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christy
christy
Dark Victory
Cannot tell if I hated this or loved this because of how much I cried
Cannot tell if I hated this or loved this because of how much I cried
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lian
lian
Dark Victory
i didn’t know that i need more boggie and betty films after this
i didn’t know that i need more boggie and betty films after this
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lian
lian
Dark Victory
i didn’t know that i need more boggie and betty films after this
i didn’t know that i need more boggie and betty films after this
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annie
annie
Dark Victory
thank you bette davis for using your big beautiful eyes to remind me that all of us can die at any moment
thank you bette davis for using your big beautiful eyes to remind me that all of us can die at any moment
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Dark Victory (1939) | Flick