Academy Awards, USA 1940
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Bette Davis | |
| Best Music, Original Score Max Steiner |
Warner Bros.
Directed by Edmund Goulding
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Warner Archive Collection)
Young socialite Bette Davis is diagnosed with a brain tumor after a series of accidents attributed to her failing eyesight. Her doctor, George Brent, decides to operate, but it is only a temporary reprieve from the inevitable. Doctor and patient fall in love and get married, deciding to never talk about her condition. Not as depressing as it sounds, but not as moving as the accolades would suggest either, too often resorting to the cliches that dominate this genre.
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