Dark Victory
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| Dark Victory | |
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 original film poster |
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| Directed by | Edmund Goulding |
| Written by | George Emerson Brewer Jr. (play) Bertram Bloch (play) Casey Robinson |
| Starring | Bette Davis George Brent Humphrey Bogart Geraldine Fitzgerald Ronald Reagan |
| Music by | Max Steiner Howard Jackson |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Editing by | William Holmes |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | April 22, 1939 |
| Running time | 104 min. |
| Language | English |
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Dark Victory is a 1939 film which tells the story of a young woman who falls in love with, and marries, the doctor who has operated on her for a brain tumor. When she discovers that the tumor may return she becomes depressed, until another lover tells her that she needs to make the most out of life that she can.
The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the play by George Emerson Brewer Jr. and Bertram Bloch. It was directed by Edmund Goulding.
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 1963 it was remade as Stolen Hours, a vehicle for Susan Hayward, with co-stars Michael Craig (as the surgeon), Edward Judd and Diane Baker. Presumably because the male leads were Australian actors, the locale was moved to England.
[edit] Cast
- Bette Davis .... Judith Traherne
- George Brent .... Dr. Frederick Steele
- Humphrey Bogart .... Michael O'Leary
- Geraldine Fitzgerald .... Ann King
- Ronald Reagan .... Alec Hamm
- Henry Travers .... Dr. Parsons
- Cora Witherspoon .... Carrie
[edit] Trivia
Bette Davis always said that of all her movies, this was her personal favourite.
Barbara Stanwyck campaigned for the role, but Jack Warner couldn't imagine her in the role as a high-society ingenue.
Humphrey Bogart's character speaks with an Irish brogue.
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