Dark Victory (1939)
- Starring:
- Bette Davis, George Brent, (more)
- Director(s):
- Edmund Goulding
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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Bette Davis earned an Oscar nomination for her role in this classic four-hanky tearjerker. Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is a very wealthy Long Island heiress whose life is a constant whirl of cocktails, parties, and wild living. Despite her hedonistic lifestyle, Judith derives little pleasure from life except for her horses, cared for by stable master Michael O'Leary (Humphrey Bogart). When Judith begins suffering from headaches and dizzy spells, Dr. Frederick Steele (George Brent) gives her the bad news: she has a brain tumor that could threaten her life if not treated immediately. Judith consents to surgery, and Frederick informs her that the operation was a success. A grateful Judith quickly falls in love with Frederick, and they plan to marry. However, the tumor returns, and when Judith discovers that she has only a few months to live, she calls off the wedding, convinced that Frederick is marrying her only as an act of pity for a dying woman. A major success and perennial favorite, Dark Victory was later remade as Stolen Hours with Susan Hayward and as a TV movie starring Elizabeth Montgomery. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Bette Davis - Judith Traherne
- Humphrey Bogart - Michael O'Leary
- Ronald Reagan - Alec Hamin
- Cora Witherspoon - Carrie Spottswood
- Virginia Brissac - Martha
- Herbert Rawlinson - Dr. Carter
- Fay Helm - Miss Dodd
- Frank Darien - Anxious Little Man
- Jack Mower - Veterinarian
- Jack Goodrich - Doctor
- Frank Mayo - Judith's Friend
- Rosella Towne - Girl in Box
- John Harron - First man
- Diane Bernard - Agatha
- George Brent - Dr. Frederick Steele
- Geraldine Fitzgerald - Ann King
- Henry Travers - Dr. Parsons
- Dorothy Peterson - Miss Wainwright
- Charles Richman - Colonel Mantle
- Leonard Mudie - Dr. Driscoll
- Lotta Williams - Lucy
- John Ridgely - Second Man
- Edgar Edwards - Trainer
- Stuart Holmes - Doctor
- William Worthington - First Specialist
- Ila Rhodes - Secretary
- Alexander Leftwich - Specialist
- Sidney Bracey - Bartender
- Director(s):
- Edmund Goulding
- Writer(s):
- Bertram Bloch, Casey Robinson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Adult Situations)
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- 1939 - Dark Victory - Film Daily - 10 Best Films
- 1939 - Dark Victory - National Board of Review - Best Acting
- 1939 - Dark Victory - National Board of Review - Best Acting
- 1939 - Dark Victory - New York Times - 10 Best Films
