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Dark Victory(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-04-20
69%
160 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
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!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Dark Victory
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bette Davis
Judith Traherne
George Brent
Dr. Frederick Steele
Humphrey Bogart
Michael O'Leary
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Ann King
Ronald Reagan
Alec
Henry Travers
Dr. Parsons
Cora Witherspoon
Carrie
Dorothy Peterson
Miss Wainwright
Virginia Brissac
Martha
Charles Richman
Colonel Mantle
Video Trailer Dark Victory
Video: Dark Victory (1939) | Official Trailer
Dark Victory (1939) | Official Trailer
Dark Victory (1939): Guest Programmer Gene Wilder with Robert Osborne - Bette Davis - Classic Drama
Dark Victory (1939): Not Another Headache? - Classic Movie Clip - Bette Davis - Geraldine Fitzgerald
All 3 videos
Dark Victory (1939) | Official Trailer - Trailer
Dark Victory (1939): Guest Programmer Gene Wilder with Robert Osborne - Bette Davis - Classic Drama - Featurette
Dark Victory (1939): Not Another Headache? - Classic Movie Clip - Bette Davis - Geraldine Fitzgerald - Clip
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