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''Dark Victory'' is a 1939 American
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film directed by
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, starring
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, and featuring George Brent,
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,
Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald (November 24, 1913 – July 17, 2005) was an Irish actress. She received the Daytime Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. She was a member of the American T ...
,
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,
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, and Cora Witherspoon. The
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by
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was based on the 1934 play of the same title by George Brewer and Bertram Bloch, starring
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.


Plot

Judith "Judy" Traherne is a young, carefree,
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socialite and heiress with a passion for horses, fast cars, and too much smoking and drinking. She initially ignores severe headaches and brief episodes of dizziness and double vision, but when she uncharacteristically takes a spill while riding and then tumbles down a flight of stairs, her secretary and best friend Ann King insists she see the family doctor, who refers her to a specialist. Dr. Frederick Steele is closing his New York City office in preparation for a move to
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, where he plans to devote his time to brain cell research and scientific study on their growth. He reluctantly agrees to see Judy, who acts coldly and is openly antagonistic towards him. She shows signs of short-term memory loss but dismisses her symptoms. Steele convinces her the ailments she is experiencing are severe and potentially life-threatening and puts his career plans on hold to tend to her. When diagnostic tests confirm his suspicions, Judy agrees to surgery to remove a malignant
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brain tumor. Steele discovers the tumor cannot be removed entirely and realizes she has less than a year to live. The end will be painless but swift; shortly after experiencing total blindness, Judy will die. To allow her a few more months of happiness, Steele opts to lie to Judy and Ann and assures them the surgery was a success. As he is a poor liar, Ann is suspicious and confronts Steele, who admits the truth. Steele tells Ann "she must never know" she will die soon. She agrees to remain silent and continue the lie. Judy and Steele become involved romantically and eventually engaged. While helping his assistant pack the office before their departure for Vermont, Judy discovers her case history file containing letters from several doctors, all of them confirming Steele's prognosis. Assuming Steele was marrying her out of pity, Judy breaks off the engagement and reverts to her former lifestyle. One day, her stable master Michael O'Leary, who for years has loved her from afar, confronts her about her unruly behavior, and she confesses she is dying. Their conversation convinces her she should spend her final months happy, dignified, and with the man she loves. She apologizes to Steele, and they marry and move to Vermont. Three months later, Ann comes to visit. Judy and she are in the garden planting bulbs when Judy comments on how odd it is she still feels the sun's heat under the rapidly darkening skies. They both immediately realize she is losing her vision and approaching the end. Judy makes Ann stay mum, as Steele leaves that day to present his most recent medical findings—which hold out the long-term prospect of a cure for her type of cancer—in New York. Judy makes an excuse to remain home, helps him pack, and sends him off, telling him, "What we have now can't be destroyed. That's our victory, our victory over the dark. It's a victory because we're not afraid." Then, after bidding Ann, her housekeeper Martha (who has silently deduced the situation), and her dogs farewell, she goes to her bedroom. Martha follows Judy and, upon entering the room, pauses as she sees Judy kneeling briefly, apparently praying. Judy then lies down on the bed; Martha drapes a blanket over her, withdrawing quietly when Judy asks to be left alone.


Cast

Cast notes: * ''Dark Victory'' was Irish-born actress Geraldine Fitzgerald's first American film, after having appeared in films made in England, and on the
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. * This was the eighth, of eleven, on-screen teaming of Bette Davis and George Brent.


Production

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originated the role of Judith Traherne in the Broadway production, which ran for 51 performances at the Plymouth Theatre, before being cut short when Bankhead fell ill with a bacterial infection. Davis openly admitted in later years that she had emulated Bankhead in the role. In 1935,
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wanted to cast
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in the leads, but Garbo chose to play the lead in ''
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'' instead. In 1936, he offered the role to
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, but contractual problems with
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prevented her from doing the film. When Bette Davis discovered the play in 1938, she shopped it to every producer on the Warners lot, and Hal Wallis bought the rights from Selznick for her, for $50,000, when director Edmound Goulding and producer David Lewis showed interest in the project. Davis had recently ended affairs with
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and her husband Ham Nelson had filed for divorce, and after the first few days of filming she begged to be released from her contract, claiming she was too sick to continue. Producer Hal Wallis responded, "I've seen the rushes – stay sick!" She found comfort with Brent, who had just divorced
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, and the two embarked on an affair that continued throughout filming and for a year – and three films – after. Goulding shot the film in sequence, and the arc of Judith's relationship with Dr. Steele mirrored Davis' relationship with Brent. Davis was later to say that she wanted to marry Brent, but thought that it wouldn't work out. Still, "Of the men I didn't marry, the dearest was George Brent." The tune "Oh! Give Me Time for Tenderness", sung by Judith, was written by
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and
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. The voice of Vera Van was dubbed for Davis. Another scene for the film's ending was shot, but ultimately was deemed anticlimactic: after Judith's death, her horse was seen winning a race, and her stablehand Michael (Bogart) was shown crying. The scene met with negative response with
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audiences and was cut.DVD
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by film historian James Ursini and
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film critic Paul Clinton, 2005 issue,
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The film premiered at
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.


Reception

Frank S. Nugent, in his review in ''
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'', observed: "A completely cynical appraisal would dismiss it all as emotional flim-flam, a heartless play upon tender hearts by a playwright and company well versed in the dramatic uses of going blind and improvising on '' Camille''. But it is impossible to be that cynical about it. The mood is too poignant, the performances too honest, the craftsmanship too expert. Miss Davis, naturally, has dominated—and quite properly—her film, but Miss Fitzgerald has added a sentient and touching portrayal of the friend, and George Brent, as the surgeon, is—dare we say?—surprisingly self-contained and mature. This once we must run the risk of being called a softy: we won't dismiss ''Dark Victory'' with a self-defensive sneer." An article in ''
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'' says the film marked "the beginnings of the depiction of neurologic disease in cinema. Bette Davis' cinematic portrayal of a young woman dying from a brain tumor is close to the reality of denial, bargaining, a hope for a cure, and final acceptance." Although the film "shows an implausible clinical course (an abrupt peaceful ending)...the cinematic portrayal of the vicissitudes of living with a brain tumor is often close to reality." '' Variety'' called the film "intense drama" and "a nicely produced offering
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Bette Davis in a powerful and impressive role." '' Time Out London'' critic Tom Milne writes: " avisand irector EdmundGoulding almost transform the soap into style; a
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of the weepie world." On
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, Margarita Landazuri said: "''Dark Victory'' was a three-hanky hit. Filmgoers and critics alike knew their emotions were being manipulated, but so expertly and touchingly that they couldn't help but cheer." The film is mentioned in the play ''
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'', by Clairee in Act Two, Scene 1. It is also mentioned in the 2015 movie '' The Frontier'' by the Luanne character as a missed opportunity in her career. ''Dark Victory'' currently holds an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on twenty-three reviews. The site's consensus states: "Bette Davis does it her way with a tour de force performance in ''Dark Victory'', a moving melodrama that snatches triumph from the jaws of mortality."


Awards and honors

Bette Davis was nominated for the
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but lost to
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, star of ''
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''.
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, who was nominated for the
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for both this and ''Gone with the Wind'', lost to
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for ''
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''. The film itself lost the
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to ''Gone with the Wind''. ''
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'' named ''Dark Victory'' as one of the "10 Best Films of 1939", as did ''Film Daily'', and the
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picked both Bette Davis and Geraldine Fitzgerald for Best Acting that year. The film is recognized by
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in these lists: * 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – #32 * 2006: AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers – #72


Adaptations and remakes


Radio

On January 8, 1940, Davis and
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appeared in a 60-minute adaptation of the film on ''
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''.
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and
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had previously performed an adaptation, one based on the original Broadway play, on ''Lux Radio Theatre'' on April 4, 1938. On March 6, 1952, CBS Radio's ''Hollywood Sound Stage'' aired a condensed 30-minute version starring Stanwyck and
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.


Film

In 1963, the film was remade as '' Stolen Hours'' with
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and Michael Craig, directed by
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. The action took place in then-contemporary England.


Television

It was remade in 1953, under its original title, as a TV adaptation for the '' Broadway Television Theatre'', starring
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,
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, and
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. In 1976, the story was produced under its original title as an
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starring
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as
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Katherine Merrill under the care of Dr. Michael Grant, portrayed by
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; this version was directed by Robert Butler.


Music

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's original score to ''Dark Victory'' was released in 2006 by Screen Archives Entertainment and Chelsea Rialto Studios. The album contains the majority of the score as heard in the film in chronological order. It was produced using digital copies of the composer's personal reference acetate discs stored at
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which were digitally restored by Ray Faiola. This rare limited edition includes a lavishly illustrated 32-page color booklet featuring extensive liner notes by film and music historians Rudy Behlmer, Ray Faiola and James V. D'Arc (curator of the BYU Film Music Archives) detailing the film's production and scoring. Track listing #Main Title – 0:55 #The Accident – 1:53 #Ann's Concern – 2:27 #Running Away from the Truth – 5:13 #Diagnosis – 2:46 #In Your Hands – 1:38 #Telling Ann the Truth – 3:57 #Judy's Suspicions – 2:18 #Prognosis Negative – 1:53 #Oh! Give Me Time for Tenderness – 0:28 #The Tack Room – 2:55 #Ann Weeps Over Judy – 1:17 #Fred Proposes to Judy – 3:06 #Home in Vermont – 1:56 #The End Is Near – 4:25 #Our Victory Over the Dark – 5:01 #End Cast – 0:28 Total Time: 38:76


References

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External links

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''Dark Victory'' at AllMovie
* * Streaming audio
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(January 8, 1940)
''Dark Victory''
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