Dark Victory Summary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edmund Goulding
Genres: Drama
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Bette_Davis earned an Oscar nomination for her role in this classic four-hanky tearjerker. Judith Traherne (Bette_Davis) is a very wealthy Long Island heiress whose life is a constant whirl of cocktails, parties, and wild living. Despite her hedonistic lifestyle, Judith derives little pleasure from life except for her horses, cared for by stable master Michael O'Leary (Humphrey_Bogart). When Judith begins suffering from headaches and dizzy spells, Dr. Frederick Steele (George_Brent) gives her the bad news: she has a brain tumor that could threaten her life if not treated immediately. Judith consents to surgery, and Frederick informs her that the operation was a success. A grateful Judith quickly falls in love with Frederick, and they plan to marry. However, the tumor returns, and when Judith discovers that she has only a few months to live, she calls off the wedding, convinced that Frederick is marrying her only as an act of pity for a dying woman. A major success and perennial favorite, Dark Victory was later remade as Stolen_Hours with Susan_Hayward and as a TV movie starring Elizabeth_Montgomery. Mark Deming, Rovi
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