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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." [14]
In addition to that, she received two Best Actress wins from the National Board of Review: one shared prize for both The Old Maid (1939) & Dark Victory; and another two years later, for The Little Foxes. At this time, Davis had more acting Oscar nominations than anyone else. This streak continued with All About Eve (1950). [13]
Davis was at the peak of her career in the late 1930s and early-to-mid 1940s, at a time when she was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and turned down parts she found inferior. She received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Dark Victory, and earned acclaim for her performances in The Old Maid and The Letter.
Bette Davis - Dark Victory and The Old Maid; Geraldine Fitzgerald - Dark Victory and Wuthering Heights; Henry Fonda - Young Mr. Lincoln; Jean Gabin - Le quai des brumes (Port of Shadows) Greta Garbo - Ninotchka; Francis Lederer - Confessions of a Nazi Spy; Paul Lukas - Confessions of a Nazi Spy; Thomas Mitchell - Stagecoach; Laurence Olivier ...
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...
Bette Midler is opening up about her bittersweet encounter with her namesake, Bette Davis. “My mother named me for Bette Davis, which Bette Davis was not pleased to hear,” Midler, 78, said on ...
Bette Midler is known as the "Divine Miss M," but she was named for another Hollywood legend. Midler says she was named after Bette Davis — but the two-time Oscar winner didn’t approve.
The film is a remake of the 1939 Bette Davis film Dark Victory (1939), with Hayward in Davis's role. [1] The time period was updated and the setting changed to England. [1] It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location around Britain, including at Polruan in Cornwall. [3] [4] The film's American title is Summer Flight. [5]