A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
Black Ace
- Judith's Horse
- (uncredited)
Marian Alden
- Judith's Friend
- (uncredited)
Wilda Bennett
- Judith's Friend
- (uncredited)
Diane Bernard
- Lucy - a Servant
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaBette Davis said that this was her favorite role.
- GoofsWhen the setting changes to Vermont towards the end of the film, there is snow on the ground and it is obviously winter. Yet most of the trees in front of the house still have leaves on them.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in computer-coloured version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stars on Horseback (1943)
- SoundtracksOH, GIVE ME TIME FOR TENDERNESS
(1939) (uncredited)
Music by Edmund Goulding
Lyrics by Elsie Janis
Sung by Vera Van
Featured review
Love or hate her, this film shows why Bette was a star...
By today's standards, "Dark Victory" might seem cliched. Of course, that could be because it was so greatly copied! Here is Bette Davis, a star in the fullness of her talent and ability. Bette simply shines; she owns this film from first frame to last. Ably supported by a wonderful cast (including a somewhat mis-matched Humphrey Bogart as an Irish-brogued horse trainer), it is still difficult to watch the film and not be constantly anticipating Bette's appearance in any scene she isn't in. The ending, even in those days, might have turned out either wimpy or waspish. In Bette's hands, it is neither. It works in a way that literally drains one of emotions. I might also add that, while revealing only a bare back, Bette shows more sensuality than a dozen of today's more "open" actresses.
There is an old disparaging adage about "showing the full gamut from a to b," in this movie Bette not only shows A to Z, but some letters that haven't been invented yet.
Despite my gushing over Ms. Davis, the film is solid in all departments. If you wish to experience when melodrama is great movie-making, see this film.
There is an old disparaging adage about "showing the full gamut from a to b," in this movie Bette not only shows A to Z, but some letters that haven't been invented yet.
Despite my gushing over Ms. Davis, the film is solid in all departments. If you wish to experience when melodrama is great movie-making, see this film.
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- djkent
- Nov 5, 1999
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $345
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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