Beyond the Forest

1949

Beyond the Forest

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Movie Info

In this film, 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.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

King Vidor
Written By:

Lenore J. Coffee
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1949 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 27, 1991
Runtime:

96 minutes
Studio:

Warner Bros.

Cast

Bette Davis
as Rosa Moline

Joseph Cotten
as Dr. Louis Moline

David Brian
as Neil Latimer

Ruth Roman
as Carol Lawson

Minor Watson
as Moose

Dona Drake
as Jenny

Regis Toomey
as Sorren

Sarah Selby
as Mildred

Mary Servoss
as Mrs. Welch

Frances Charles
as Miss Elliot

James Craven
as Man

Harry Tyler
as Stationmaster

Ralph Littlefield
as Driver

Creighton Hale
as Old Man

Joel Allen
as Minister

Ann Doran
as Edith Williams

Buddy Roosevelt
as Man

Eve Miller
as Switchboard Operator

Gail Bonney
as Woman

Hallene Hill
as Woman

Judith Wood
as Waitress

Eileen Stevens
as Operator

Hal Gerard
as Waiter

Charles Jordan
as Jury Foreman

Frank Pharr
as Coroner

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Critic Reviews for Beyond the Forest

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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.

Apr 12, 2006 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Bombastic melodrama.

Oct 16, 2004 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Beyond the Forest

Jan 27, 2013

a true camp classic. bette's performance as one of the most twisted and evil of all femme fatale in filmdom has to be seen to be believed. i can't even say whether or not this a good movie. i only know it's a hugely entertaining one. don't miss it

Stella D Super Reviewer
Apr 06, 2008

Wild lurid junk with Bette consuming whole portions of the scenery whole to try and save it.

jay n Super Reviewer