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Dark Victory

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!

19397.01h 44m

Overview

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.

Directed by Edmund Goulding
Written by Bertram Bloch, George Emerson Brewer Jr., Casey Robinson
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Top Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Judith Traherne

George Brent

George Brent

Dr. Frederick Steele

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Michael O'Leary

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Ann King

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Alec

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Dr. Parsons

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Carrie

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Miss Wainwright

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Martha

Charles Richman

Charles Richman

Colonel Mantle

Themes & Keywords

horseback ridingbrain tumorfemale friendshipbased on play or musicallong island, new yorksocialitedoctor patient relationshipblindnessbrain surgerydepressingcompassionatehopeful

About Dark Victory

Dark Victory is a drama, romance film released in 1939 exploring themes of horseback riding, brain tumor, female friendship, based on play or musical, long island, new york, socialite. Directed by Edmund Goulding, it stars Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart. 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.

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