Dark Victory( 1939)

TV-MADramaRomance

70%

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I've crammed every minute so full of waste. And now there's so little time. I don't know what to do. I'm afraid!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Bette Davis
Judith Traherne
George Brent
Dr. Frederick Steele
Humphrey Bogart
Michael O'Leary
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Ann King
Ronald Reagan
Alec
Henry Travers
Dr. Parsons
Cora Witherspoon
Carrie
Dorothy Peterson
Miss Wainwright
Virginia Brissac
Martha
Charles Richman
Colonel Mantle
Herbert Rawlinson
Dr. Carter
Leonard Mudie
Dr. Driscoll
Fay Helm
Miss Dodd
Lottie Williams
Lucy
Marian Alden
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Wilda Bennett
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Diane Bernard
Lucy (uncredited)
Black Ace
Judith's Horse (uncredited)
Richard Bond
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Bartender (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Doctor (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mary Currier
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Anxious Man (uncredited)
Edgar Edwards
Trainer (uncredited)
Paulette Evans
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
Doctor (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Doctor (uncredited)
John Harron
George, the Man Taking Judith's Coat (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Doctor (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich
Specialist #2 (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Will Morgan
Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Veterinarian (uncredited)
David Newell
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Doctor (uncredited)
Ila Rhodes
Secretary (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
Speirs Ruskell
Dr. Steele's Assistant Henry Curtiss (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Moving Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Doctor (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Rosella Towne
Girl in Box (uncredited)
William Worthington
Specialist #1 (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
Judith's Friend (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Mar 22 2024

Bette Davis always did know how to play the spoilt little rich girl character well, and my but she does it with aplomb here. She is "Judy", a young woman full of a privileged joie-de-vivre who starts to suffer from headaches and dizzy spells. Her family doctor recommends the specialist "Dr. Steele" (George Brent) who tells her that she has a brain tumour. An operation ensues, she is ostensibly cured and gradually she and "Steele" fall in love. The thing is, though, that her best friend "Ann" (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and her beau know that her prognosis isn't actually that hot - news that rocks th...