Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939 · 104 min · EN · NR · 6.9 (120 votes)
Dir. Edmund Goulding · Starring Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers · Music Max Steiner

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!

DramaRomance

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.

VIBE

A sweeping, tragic romance that explores the depths of love and loss. It's a classic Hollywood tearjerker, filled with grand emotions and devastating choices that will leave you breathless.

melancholicheartbreakingromanticdramaticsteadyclassic Hollywood dramatearjerkerperiod piecelovelosssacrificesocial class
horseback ridingbrain tumorfemale friendshipbased on play or musicallong islandnew yorksocialiteblindnessbrain surgery
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