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Adapted from a 1934 play of the same name (which featured Creator/TallulahBankhead as Judith), ''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Creator/WarnerBros Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the Irish manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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Adapted from a 1934 play of the same name (which featured Creator/TallulahBankhead as Judith), ''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Creator/WarnerBros Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the Irish manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' ''Film/HighSierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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Davis plays Judith Traherne, a carefree, hard-partying, rich Long Island socialite who becomes less carefree when she starts suffering from headaches, blurred vision, and dizziness. Pressured by Ann, her secretary/assistant (Geraldine Fitzgerald), Judith finally goes to see neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Steele (Brent). Dr. Steele diagnoses Judith with a brain tumor and performs surgery. Unfortunately the surgery, while relieving the symptoms that sent Judith to the doctor, fails to cure her condition, leaving her with less than a year to live. Dr. Steele and Ann decide not to tell Judith about her diagnosis. Meanwhile, Judith and Dr. Steele fall in love.
''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Creator/WarnerBros Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Creator/WarnerBros Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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Davis plays Judith Traherne, a wealthy, carefree, hard-partying, rich hard-partying Long Island socialite who becomes far less carefree when she starts suffering from severe headaches, blurred vision, and dizziness. Pressured by Ann, her secretary/assistant Ann (Geraldine Fitzgerald), Judith finally goes to see neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Steele (Brent). Diagnosing her with a malignant brain tumor, Dr. Steele diagnoses Judith with a brain tumor and performs surgery. Unfortunately the surgery, while relieving which relieves the symptoms that sent Judith to the doctor, fails to him but unfortunately cannot cure her condition, leaving her with less than a year to live. Dr. Steele and Ann decide not to tell Judith about her diagnosis. Meanwhile, Judith and Dr. Steele fall in love.
Adapted from a 1934 play of the same name (which featured Creator/TallulahBankhead as Judith), ''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Creator/WarnerBros Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the Irish manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
Adapted from a 1934 play of the same name (which featured Creator/TallulahBankhead as Judith), ''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Creator/WarnerBros Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the Irish manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Warner Bros. Creator/WarnerBros Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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* DownerEnding: And one that managed to avoid ExecutiveMeddling, at the insistence by Davis that the ending ''not'' be changed. She had enough clout at the time that her wishes were respected. A dark victory, indeed. [[invoked]]
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''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Warner Bros. Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'' ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Judith has to live through this trope after finding out the truth about her condition. She resolves to grab what happiness she can.
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* TheRemake: A 1976 MadeForTVMovie version starred Elizabeth Montgomery (of ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' fame) as an updated version of the protagonist, now named "Katherine Merrill" and employed as a television producer. Creator/AnthonyHopkins played her doctor and love interest, Steele.
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''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Warner Brothers.Bros. Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner Brothers, Warner, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Brothers Bros. in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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''Dark Victory'' is a 1939 {{Tearjerker}} romantic tragedy directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Creator/BetteDavis and George Brent, and directed by Edmund Goulding. Brent.
Davis plays Judith Traherne, a carefree, hard-partying, rich Long Island socialite who becomes less carefree when she starts suffering from headaches, blurred vision, and dizziness. Pressured by Ann, her secretary/assistant (Geraldine Fitzgerald), Judith finally goes to see neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Steele (Brent). Dr. Steele diagnoses Judith with a brain tumor and performs surgery. Unfortunately the surgery, while relieving the symptoms that sent Judith to the doctor, fails to cure her condition, leaving her with less than a year to live. Dr. Sterne and Ann decide not to tell Judith about her diagnosis. Meanwhile, Judith and Dr. Steele fall in love.
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* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: A singularly weird example. Dr. Steele calls Judith's problem a "glioma" (a medical term for a malignant brain tumor) and a "growth", and even uses the word "malignant" once. The word "cancer" is never uttered in the movie.
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* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: A singularly very weird example. Dr. Steele calls Judith's problem a "glioma" (a medical term for a malignant brain tumor) and a "growth", and even uses the word "malignant" once. The word "cancer" is never uttered in the movie.
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''Dark Victory'' is a 1939 {{Tearjerker}} romantic tragedy starring Creator/BetteDavis and George Brent, and directed by Edmund Goulding. Davis plays Judith Traherne, a carefree, hard-partying, rich Long Island socialite who becomes less carefree when she starts suffering from headaches, blurred vision, and dizziness. Pressured by Ann, her secretary/assistant (Geraldine Fitzgerald), Judith finally goes to see neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Steele (Brent). Dr. Steele diagnoses Judith with a brain tumor and performs surgery. Unfortunately the surgery, while relieving the symptoms that sent Judith to the doctor, fails to cure her condition, leaving her with less than a year to live. Dr. Sterne and Ann decide not to tell Judith about her diagnosis. Meanwhile, Judith and Dr. Steele fall in love.
''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Warner Brothers. Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner Brothers, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Brothers in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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* TheAlcoholic: Alec (who, to repeat, is played by RonaldReagan) is drinking, drunk, or hung over in every single scene he appears in.
* AltarTheSpeed: Judith basically asks Dr. Steele to marry her, saying she wants a wedding and happiness before she croaks.
* DawsonCasting: 31-year-old Bette Davis playing a 23-year-old woman.
* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: A singularly weird example. Dr. Steele calls Judith's problem a "glioma" (a medical term for a malignant brain tumor) and a "growth", and even uses the word "malignant" once. The word "cancer" is never uttered in the movie.
* DrivingADesk: A particularly bad example when Judith and Ann are driving out to the stables.
* EverybodySmokes: Judith smokes ''in the hospital'', in her bed as she waits to go under the knife for brain surgery.
* ExactWords: "I think I can promise a complete surgical recovery", says Dr. Steele, who doesn't want to tell Judith that the surgery failed to stop her brain cancer.
* IllGirl: Judith, whose terminal brain cancer drives the plot.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Ann and Dr. Steele decide not to tell Judith that the surgery failed. She is none too happy when she finds out.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Michael is supposed to be Irish. It's hard to tell, because Bogart delivers what might be the worst Irish accent in the history of the world.
* TitleDrop: Judith says of her happiness with Dr. Steele that "that's our victory, our victory over the dark."
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Ah, the days before vaccines.
'''Judith''': I've had measles, mumps, and whooping cough at all the proper ages.
* VictorianNovelDisease: Weirdly both averted and played straight. Judith has at least a somewhat realistic set of symptoms--numbness, headaches, blurred vision, dizziness, mental confusion. But after her surgery she has some kind of Hollywood Brain Cancer that leaves her feeling perfectly healthy, and looking beautiful, until the attack of blindness that means death is just hours (not weeks or days, but hours) away.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Judith has to live through this trope after finding out the truth about her condition. She resolves to grab what happiness she can.
''Dark Victory'' was a critical and commercial hit for Davis and Warner Brothers. Creator/HumphreyBogart, playing Michael, the manager of Judith's stable of horses, is billed third. Bogart had been a character actor for years with Warner Brothers, and would not break out as a star until ''High Sierra'' and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'' in 1941. Even more interestingly, none other than future President RonaldReagan is billed fifth, playing Alec, one of Judith's Long Island society pals. This part was an early-career highlight for Reagan, who spent most of his time at Warner Brothers in [[BMovie B-movies]].
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* TheAlcoholic: Alec (who, to repeat, is played by RonaldReagan) is drinking, drunk, or hung over in every single scene he appears in.
* AltarTheSpeed: Judith basically asks Dr. Steele to marry her, saying she wants a wedding and happiness before she croaks.
* DawsonCasting: 31-year-old Bette Davis playing a 23-year-old woman.
* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: A singularly weird example. Dr. Steele calls Judith's problem a "glioma" (a medical term for a malignant brain tumor) and a "growth", and even uses the word "malignant" once. The word "cancer" is never uttered in the movie.
* DrivingADesk: A particularly bad example when Judith and Ann are driving out to the stables.
* EverybodySmokes: Judith smokes ''in the hospital'', in her bed as she waits to go under the knife for brain surgery.
* ExactWords: "I think I can promise a complete surgical recovery", says Dr. Steele, who doesn't want to tell Judith that the surgery failed to stop her brain cancer.
* IllGirl: Judith, whose terminal brain cancer drives the plot.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Ann and Dr. Steele decide not to tell Judith that the surgery failed. She is none too happy when she finds out.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Michael is supposed to be Irish. It's hard to tell, because Bogart delivers what might be the worst Irish accent in the history of the world.
* TitleDrop: Judith says of her happiness with Dr. Steele that "that's our victory, our victory over the dark."
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Ah, the days before vaccines.
'''Judith''': I've had measles, mumps, and whooping cough at all the proper ages.
* VictorianNovelDisease: Weirdly both averted and played straight. Judith has at least a somewhat realistic set of symptoms--numbness, headaches, blurred vision, dizziness, mental confusion. But after her surgery she has some kind of Hollywood Brain Cancer that leaves her feeling perfectly healthy, and looking beautiful, until the attack of blindness that means death is just hours (not weeks or days, but hours) away.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Judith has to live through this trope after finding out the truth about her condition. She resolves to grab what happiness she can.