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Beyond the Forest( 1949)

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Nobody's as good as Bette when she's bad!

Overview

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bette Davis

      Rosa Moline

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      Joseph Cotten

      Doctor Louis Moline

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      David Brian

      Neil Latimer

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      Ruth Roman

      Carol

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      Minor Watson

      Moose

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      Dona Drake

      Jenny

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      Regis Toomey

      Sorren

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      Sarah Selby

      Mildred

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      Ann Doran

      Edith Williams

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      Bess Flowers

      Secretary

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      Creighton Hale

      Townsman with Glasses

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      Dorothy Vernon

      Townswoman

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      Judith Wood

      Waitress

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      Joel Allen

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      Gail Bonney

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      Frances Charles

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      James Craven

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      June Evans

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      Hal Gerard

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      Bobby Henshaw

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      Hallene Hill

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      Charles Jordan

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      Jack Kenney

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      Ralph Littlefield

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      Eve Miller

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      Frank Pharr

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      Buddy Roosevelt

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      Sherman Sanders

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      Mary Servoss

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      Olan Soule

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      Eileen Stevens

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      Harry Tyler

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      Devi Dja

      Dancer (uncredited)

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    A review by CONVERT94

    10
    Written by CONVERT94 on Wed Nov 08 2017
    Who better than Ms. Davis to impersonate herself? This is her last film for Warner Brothers so old Harry gave her the screws with this melodramatic pot-boiler which, as it turn out, is an absolute hoot. A plethora of zingers, one-liners and one of the most famous lines in American cinema ("What a dump"), Bette chews up the scenery in her long hair wig and heaving breasts like never before. She's just plain nasty and as Elizabeth Taylor would later describe her to Richard Burton in "WAOVA", she's "discontent" or she's a housewife..."She buys things". Well, the only thing BD buys here is a one w...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1589000.00

    Revenue

    1738000.00

    Keywords

    • small town
    • pregnancy
    • film noir
    • campy