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Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 1939 DVD Release: 10/01/1997 Format: DVD - Black and White,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 45 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Drama, Romantic Drama, Medical Drama See Also: Dark Victory, Dark Victory

Bette Davis earned an Oscar nomination for her role in this classic four-hanky tearjerker. Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is a very wealthy Long Island heiress whose life is a constant whirl of cocktails, parties, and wild living. Despite her hedonistic lifestyle, Judith derives little pleasure from life except for her horses, cared for by stable master Michael O'Leary (Humphrey Bogart). When Judith begins suffering from headaches and dizzy spells, Dr. Frederick Steele (George Brent) gives her the bad news: she has a brain tumor that could threaten her life if not treated immediately. Judith consents to surgery, and Frederick informs her that the operation was a success. A grateful Judith quickly falls in love with Frederick, and they plan to marry. However, the tumor returns, and when Judith discovers that she has only a few months to live, she calls off the wedding, convinced that Frederick is marrying her only as an act of pity for a dying woman. A major success and perennial favorite, Dark Victory was later remade as Stolen Hours with Susan Hayward and as a TV movie starring Elizabeth Montgomery. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Bette Davis - Judith Traherne
George Brent - Dr. Frederick Steele
Humphrey Bogart - Michael O'Leary
Geraldine Fitzgerald - Ann King
Ronald Reagan - Alec Hamin

The legendary Bette Davis stars as a wealthy Long Island heiress seeking joy in her final months after discovering she is dying from a brain tumor in this moving melodrama from MGM Home Video. Presented in the original 1.33:1 full-screen aspect ratio and featuring a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack, this release also offers subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. Extra features are unfortunately limited to a theatrical trailer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide