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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! - Dark Victory
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Title: Dark Victory

Release Date: 20 Apr 1939

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.954 (141 votes)

Cast

  • Judith Traherne: Bette Davis
  • Dr. Frederick Steele: George Brent
  • Michael O'Leary: Humphrey Bogart
  • Ann King: Geraldine Fitzgerald
  • Alec: Ronald Reagan
  • Dr. Parsons: Henry Travers
  • Carrie: Cora Witherspoon
  • Miss Wainwright: Dorothy Peterson
  • Martha: Virginia Brissac
  • Colonel Mantle: Charles Richman
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