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  • Dark Victory (1939)
    Review preview for Dark Victory

    In contrast with today's studiously dignified portrayals of the dying, Bette Davis' portrayal of Judith as angry and confused is perhaps more honest, more humane.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young heiress diagnosed with terminal brain cancer must decide how to spend her last few weeks of life.
  • Nightmare Alley (1947)
    Review preview for Nightmare Alley

    The real highlight of the film is Walker's turn as the femme fatale, Lilith.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    The rise and fall of a con man in one of the darkest film noirs of the American genre.
  • We're Not Married! (1950)
    Review preview for We're Not Married!

    T akes a cutthroat razor to sentimentality, relishing life's little ironies.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A bureaucratic cockup results in five married couples becoming unmarried.

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