DARK VICTORY


 "DARK VICTORY"  (1939) 

MY THOUGHTS: There is a reason why this is one of Bette Davis's better known, and much revered, films. Everything about it is truly top-notch ... the writing is wonderful, the cast was well-selected (with some heavy hitters on board) and everyone, most especially Ms. Davis, turn in an excellent performance. The cinematography enhances the story-telling and the costumes reflect on the outside what the characters are going through on the inside. It is as "complete" an offering as you can ask for. From the first frame to the last, it is a well told tale of loneliness, love, courage and loss. It gets me every time, and I'm here for it.
SYNOPSIS: "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."
STARRING: Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Henry Travers, Ronald Reagan, Cora Witherspoon, Dorothy Peters, Virginia Brissac, Charles Richman and Fay Helm.
SCREENPLAY: Casey Robinson; Based on "Dark Victory" -1934 play by George Emerson Brewer, Jr. and Bertram Bloch.
DIRECTOR: Edmund Goulding
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
The New York Times and Film Daily both named Dark Victory as one of the "10 Best Films of 1939".
National Board of Review picked both Bette Davis and Geraldine Fitzgerald for "Best Acting" that year.
Bette Davis was nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Actress" but lost to Vivien Leigh, star of Gone with the Wind.
Max Steiner, who was nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Original Score" for both this and Gone with the Wind, lost to Herbert Stothart for The Wizard of Oz.

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