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Dark Victory

1939 · Film · 104 min

  • Drama
  • Romance

Plot

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.

About Dark Victory

Dark Victory is a 1939 American melodrama film directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Bette Davis, and featuring George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers, and Cora Witherspoon. The screenplay by Casey Robinson was based on the 1934 play of the same title by George Brewer and Bertram Bloch, starring Tallulah Bankhead.

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Cast

  • Bette DavisJudith Traherne
  • George BrentDr. Frederick Steele
  • Humphrey BogartMichael O'Leary
  • Geraldine FitzgeraldAnn King
  • Ronald ReaganAlec
  • Henry TraversDr. Parsons
  • Cora WitherspoonCarrie
  • Dorothy PetersonMiss Wainwright
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