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Dark Victory (1939)

NR · 1939-04-20 · 1h 44m · EN
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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!

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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Edmund GouldingDirector

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Bette DavisBette DavisJudith TraherneGeorge BrentGeorge BrentDr. Frederick SteeleHumphrey BogartHumphrey BogartMichael O'LearyGeraldine FitzgeraldGeraldine FitzgeraldAnn KingRonald ReaganRonald ReaganAlecHenry TraversHenry TraversDr. ParsonsCora WitherspoonCora WitherspoonCarrieDorothy PetersonDorothy PetersonMiss WainwrightVirginia BrissacVirginia BrissacMarthaCharles RichmanCharles RichmanColonel MantleHerbert RawlinsonHerbert RawlinsonDr. CarterLeonard MudieLeonard MudieDr. Driscoll

Keywords

Best friendLong islandBased on play or musicalFemale friendshipBrain tumorBlindnessHorseback ridingSocialiteMelodramaPrognosisBrain surgeryLong island, new york

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityBest Friend · Long Island · Based On Play Or MusicalMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference272384

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What is Dark Victory about?

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.

How long is Dark Victory?

Dark Victory has a runtime of 104 minutes.