Dark Victory
148 reviews
Drama/Romance
1h 44m
1939
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...
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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.
- DirectorEdmund Goulding
- Release20 April 1939
- Genre
- Duration1h 44m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate148 reviews
- Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
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

Herbert Rawlinson
Dr. Carter

Leonard Mudie
Dr. Driscoll

Fay Helm
Miss Dodd

Richard Bond
Judith's Friend (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey
Bartender (uncredited)

Nat Carr
Doctor (uncredited)

Glen Cavender
Headwaiter (uncredited)

Mary Currier
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)

Frank Darien
Anxious Man (uncredited)

Edgar Edwards
Trainer (uncredited)

John Harron
George, the Man Taking Judith's Coat (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson
Judith's Friend (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Doctor (uncredited)

Frank Mayo
Judith's Friend (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Veterinarian (uncredited)

David Newell
Judith's Friend (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell
Doctor (uncredited)

Ila Rhodes
Secretary (uncredited)

John Ridgely
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Doctor (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland
Judith's Friend (uncredited)

Rosella Towne
Girl in Box (uncredited)

William Worthington
Specialist #1 (uncredited)

Maris Wrixon
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
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