First watched in 2006. Bette Davis plays a young socialite with a passion for living life to the fullest. (The trailer declares: "She's everything a woman can dare to be!")Her main passion is horse riding, and there are some great stallion riding sequences. Some of her friends include Ronald Reagan, Humphrey Bogart, and her best friend Geraldine Fitzgerald, who encourages her to see a doctor after she experiences a series of headaches.
Her vision also begins to deteriorate gradually. Bette Davis's performance is great, and emotional. It's a demanding role.
She's supported by her friends and the brain specialist who treats her, played by George Brent, who becomes her lover, though Humphrey Bogart later reveals he's loved her for years. This is definitely Bette Davis at her best. Directed by Edmund Goulding.
This is a favorite movie of blogger KC of A Classic Movie Blog.
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