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.
Dark Victory has generally received positive reviews.
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Dark Victory was released in 1939 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 141 reviews, giving Dark Victory (1939) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 74%, Dark Victory is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
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