Back to browse
69% Critic Match
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!”
6.9 / 10• 1939• 1h 44m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bette Davis
Judith Traherne
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edmund Goulding's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dark Victory is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
