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.
Title:Dark Victory
Year:1939
Country:United States of America
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
Cast:Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers
Crew:Edmund Goulding (Director), Bertram Bloch (Theatre Play), William Holmes (Editor), George Emerson Brewer Jr. (Theatre Play), Ernest Haller (Director of Photography), Max Steiner (Original Music Composer)
Keyword:horseback riding, brain tumor, female friendship, based on play or musical, long island, new york, socialite, doctor patient relationship, blindness, brain surgery, depressing, compassionate, hopeful
Release: Apr 20, 1939
Runtime: 104 minutes
IMDb: 7 / 10 by 146 users
Popularity: 0.9807
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Language: English
