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Beyond the Forest (1949)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1949 Wide

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"What a dump!" That's the classic line delivered by Bette Davis at the halfway point of Beyond the Forest, her final Warner Bros. effort of the 1940s. Some Davis devotees feel as though this vituperative utterance is the high point of an otherwise turgid melodrama; others consider the line a succinct assessment of the entire film. Based on a best-selling novel by Stuart Engstrand, the film stars Davis as Rosa Moline, a small-town girl with big-city ambitions. Trapped in a dull marriage to

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: King Vidor

Written By: Lenore J. Coffee, Stuart Engstrand

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1949 Wide

On DVD: Feb 27, 1991

Cast

Bette Davis
Rosa Moline
Joseph Cotten
Dr. Louis Moline
David Brian
Neil Latimer
Ruth Roman
Carol
Regis Toomey
Sorren
Minor Watson
Moose
Dona Drake
Jenny
Sarah Selby
Mildred
Mary Servoss
Mrs. Welch
Frances Charles
Miss Elliott
Joel Allen
Minister
James Craven
Man
Ann Doran
Edith Williams
Creighton Hale
Old Man
Hallene Hill
Woman
Charles Jordan
Jury Foreman
Eve Miller
Switchboard Operator
Buddy Roosevelt
Man
Harry Tyler
Stationmaster
Judith Wood
Waitress
Frank Pharr
Coroner
Ralph Littlefield
Driver
Gail Bonney
Woman
Hal Gerard
Waiter
Eileen Stevens
Operator

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Davis excels as the passionate but stranded housewife who describes her suffocating community as "a two train a day town." The expression What a Dump, which Liz Taylor repeats in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf comes from this Vidor-directed melodrama.

April 12, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com