Dark Victory (1939)

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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!

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.

• Released: 1939-04-20
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 165 votes

Directed by Edmund Goulding.

Top cast

• Bette Davis as Judith Traherne
• George Brent as Dr. Frederick Steele
• Humphrey Bogart as Michael O'Leary
• Geraldine Fitzgerald as Ann King
• Ronald Reagan as Alec
• Henry Travers as Dr. Parsons
• Cora Witherspoon as Carrie
• Dorothy Peterson as Miss Wainwright
• Virginia Brissac as Martha
• Charles Richman as Colonel Mantle

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dark Victory

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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