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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!

7.0(168)19391h 44m2

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.

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Language
English
  • 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

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York20 Apr 1939
    • TheatricalNR22 Apr 1939
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical21 Jul 1939
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical28 Apr 1939
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical9 Aug 1939
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical63 Nov 1950
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical12IMDB1 Jan 2000
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical621 Apr 1950
  • HungaryHU

    • TheatricalKN28 Aug 1939
  • MexicoMX

    • Theatrical15 Aug 1939
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1520 Apr 1939

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Dark Victory was released on 20 April 1939.

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    CinemaSerf

    3/22/2024

    7/10

    Bette Davis always did know how to play the spoilt little rich girl character well, and my but she does it with aplomb here. She is "Judy", a young woman full of a privileged joie-de-vivre who starts to suffer from headaches and dizzy spells. Her family doctor recommends the specialist "Dr. Steele" (George Brent) who tells her that she has a brain tumour. An operation ensues, she is ostensibly cured and gradually she…

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