Dark Victory

"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!"

Apr 22 1939 Approved 1h 44m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Judith Traherne is at the height of young society when Dr. Frederick Steele diagnoses a brain tumor. After surgery, she falls in love with Steele. The doctor tells her secretary that the tumor will come back and eventually kill her. Learning this, Judith becomes manic and depressive. Her horse trainer Michael, who loves her, tells her to get as much out of life as she can. She marries Steele who intends to find a cure for her illness. As he goes off to a conference in New York failing eyesight indicates to Judith that she is dying.

Written by

Casey Robinson, George Emerson Brewer Jr., Bertram Bloch

Directed by

Edmund Goulding

Cast

Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
Dark Victory (1939) | Official Trailer
Featurettes
Dark Victory (1939): Guest Programmer Gene Wilder with Robert Osborne - Bette Davis - Classic Drama
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