Dark Victory
NR“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!”
1939·104 min·Released
Studio: First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
6.9TMDb
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Theatrical Apr 20, 1939
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USA · English · USA
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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DirectorEdmund Goulding
WriterCasey Robinson
Cast
Bette Davis
Judith Traherne
George Brent
Dr. Frederick Steele
Humphrey Bogart
Michael O'Leary
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Ann King
Ronald Reagan
Alec
Henry Travers
Dr. Parsons
Cora Witherspoon
Carrie
Dorothy Peterson
Miss Wainwright
Virginia Brissac
Martha
Charles Richman
Colonel Mantle
Herbert Rawlinson
Dr. Carter
Leonard Mudie
Dr. Driscoll
Fay Helm
Miss Dodd
Lottie Williams
Lucy
Marian Alden
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Wilda Bennett
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Diane Bernard
Lucy (uncredited)
Black Ace
Judith's Horse (uncredited)
Richard Bond
Judith's Friend (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Bartender (uncredited)
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Keywords
horseback ridingbrain tumorfemale friendshipbased on play or musicallong island, new yorksocialitedoctor patient relationshipblindnessbrain surgerydepressingcompassionatehopeful
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026