In Dark Victory, Bette Davis plays Judith Traherne, a party-loving heiress with a terminal brain tumor. She falls in love with her doctor, played by George Brent, and after initially worrying that he pities rather than loves her, agrees to marry him and grab whatever happiness she can in the time she has left. In his review in the New York Times, Frank S. Nugent 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." [more links at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_victory] Author: kymmu Keywords: Bette Davis George Brent Humphrey Bogart Geraldine Fitzgerald horses heiress socialite brain blindness romance love Added: June 12, 2008
