Dark Victory (1939)
"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!"
ThumbScore
👍 82%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 85%
(RT: 85%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
George Brent as Dr. Frederick Steele
Ronald Reagan as Alec
Cora Witherspoon as Carrie
Dorothy Peterson as Miss Wainwright
Is Dark Victory good?
Most people think so. 82% audience score, estimated from 165 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 85%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
