Dark Victory (1939)
Directed by Edmund Goulding · 104 min · Drama, Romance
52.3 TOPICAL score · #1,762 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Dark Victory (1939, directed by Edmund Goulding) has a TOPICAL score of 52.3 - ranked 1,762 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (165 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (165 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read8,295 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Bette Davis (actor #50), George Brent (actor #1,224), Humphrey Bogart (actor #7), Geraldine Fitzgerald (actor #940)