Anthony Hopkins, Bette Davis, Charles Richman, Cora Witherspoon, Dorothy Peterson ...( see more  see more... ) , Elizabeth Montgomery , Fay Helm , George Brent , Geraldine Fitzgerald , Henry Travers , Herbert Rawlinson , Humphrey Bogart , Janet MacLachlan , Leonard Mudie , Michael Lerner , Michele Lee , Ronald Reagan , Virginia Brissac

Judith Traherne is a rich heiress, but despite a life of parties she takes little pleasure in the trappings of wealth. When she begins to suffer from dizzy spells, her doctor, Frederick Steele has to ...( read more  read more... )tell her that she has a brain tumor. She undergoes surgery, and at the same time falls in love with Dr Steele.

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Unrated, 3 hrs.

Directed by: Edmund Goulding, Robert Butler

Release Date: April 22, 1939

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DVD Release Date: September 23, 1997

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  • December 26, 2009
    This is such a chick flick. It makes the Notebook look like Die Hard. It's also quite good, however. Sure, it's incredibly melodramatic, but what Bette Davis makes it all work, giving one of the finer performances I've seen. I just have one beef with her performance: there's ...( read more)this one scene where Humphrey Bogart comes onto her, and not only do her clothes not immediately fly off, but she actually turns him down. That's just not realistic at all, and really hurt my suspension of disbelief. Other than that, a fine movie.
  • August 21, 2009
    Bette is great in this classic drama.
  • August 6, 2009
    This is certainly one of Bette Davis' best roles (as well as one of her personal favorites). Great story, wonderfully acted by all with an awesome cast. It does tend to lean toward melodrama a bit too much, but that's also part of the films charm.
  • June 26, 2009
    GREATEST ACTRESS EVER ! WONDERFUL WEEPIE..
  • June 23, 2009
    One of Betty Davis' best
  • June 11, 2009
    Bette in her prime. A touching and tragic story about a woman who finds her true love -and that she has a fatal brain tumor at the same time. An interesting character role played by Humphrey Bogart.
  • April 25, 2009
    No thanks - Not interested
  • April 8, 2009
    A complete tear jerker...
  • March 19, 2009
    Is there a bad Bette Davis movie? If so, I haven't found it yet. This is one of my favorites.

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