Dark Victory1939
Dark Victory (1939)
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Cast
as Judith Traherne
as Dr. Frederick Steele
as Michael O'Leary
as Ann King
as Alec Hamin
as Carrie Spottswood
as Dr. Parsons
as Miss Wainwright
as Martha
as Col. Mantle
as Dr. Carter
as Dr. Driscoll
as Miss Dodd
as Lucy
as Agatha
as Veterinarian
as Specialist
as Specialist
as Secretary
as Anxious Little Man
as Doctor
as Man
as Man
as Girl in Box
as Trainer
as Lucy
as Doctor
as Doctor
as Doctor
as Doctor
as Doctor
as Doctor
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Judith's Friend
as Bartender
as Dr. Steele's Assistant
Critic Reviews for Dark Victory
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (3) | DVD (2)
Guilty pleasure: One of Warner's best acted melodramas and Bette Davis's all-time favorite, in which she lives hard but dies in dignity as an heiress gone blind. Also Davis revenge as Tallulah Bankhead failed to bring the role to life in the 1934 play.
One of the finest weepies ever made by Hollywood. Davis is nothing short of magnificent.
Bette Davis loses her sight, and we gain a classic.
Bette Davis's frisky sprint sets the pace
Naught but a torrid melodrama, but oh! what a humdinger of a melodrama it is! It's films like this that give trash a good name.
A classic women's pic that strings together a collection of syrupy clichés that can make a real man double up in pain.
Audience Reviews for Dark Victory
A woman discovers that she has a brain tumor and falls in love with her doctor. When viewed vis a vis Ikiru, Akira Kurosawa's brilliant film, Dark Victory has a lot to learn. The film posits that a patient's knowledge of his/her condition is detrimental, but Kurosawa is wiser, and the ruminations on mortality and life's usefulness are more poignant and inspiring. Though its embrasure of love, marriage, and romance feel petty against its betters, Dark Victory is a good film in and of itself, propelled by a great Bette Davis performance and George Brent's soulful gazes. Davis is delightful, and the film is saccharine in all the right places. Overall, you should watch this if you can't get a hold of Ikiru.
Super Reviewer
This is a good movie, with good actors, and a good story. It's a dramatic and exciting thriller. I saw it a while ago, but I remember it was good.
Super Reviewer
"I think I'll have a large order of PROGNOSIS NEGATIVE." Bette Davis has a brain tumor and about 10 months to live. A classic that's replete with melodrama and old fashioned sentimentality.
Super Reviewer
Dark Victory Quotes
| Judith Traherne: | "I've died a thousand times." |
| Judith Traherne: | I've died a thousand times. |