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Director:
Alfred E. Green
Writer:
Laird Doyle (story)
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Release Date:
25 December 1935 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An alcoholic actress considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated but shows she's as dangerous as ever. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Bette Davis ... Joyce Heath

Franchot Tone ... Don Bellows
Margaret Lindsay ... Gail Armitage
Alison Skipworth ... Mrs. Williams
John Eldredge ... Gordon Heath
Dick Foran ... Teddy
Walter Walker ... Roger Farnsworth
Richard Carle ... Pitt Hanley

George Irving ... Charles Melton
Pierre Watkin ... George Sheffield
Douglas Wood ... Elmont
William B. Davidson ... Reed Walsh (as William Davidson)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hard Luck Dame (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #1554) | Canada:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Though Bette Davis was very proud of the Oscar she won for this film, she didn't think she deserved it that year - in her opinion, Katharine Hepburn should have won for Alice Adams (1935). Davis always thought she won as compensation for not even being nominated for her star-making performance in Of Human Bondage (1934) the previous year. more
Quotes:
Joyce Heath: I am now humiliated to the point where I must thank you! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet and Slow more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
"A star is born" in reverse, 12 October 2004
Author: dbdumonteil

Unlike some users ,I do not consider "Dangerous" one of Davis's best parts.Her career is so rich that you can name at least twenty movies that are far superior to this old hat melodrama:have you heard about " little foxes" "All about Eve" "Now voyager "whatever happened to Baby Jane" and the unfairly unknown "lo scopone scientifico" which might be the most extraordinary part she ever played.

"Dangerous" casts Davis as an alcoholic has been actress ;Tone wants her redemption ,so he sacrifices everything,money and fiancée to make the dream come true.The story is finally terribly sententious ,in "the magnificent obsession" mold ,but without Stahl's "enough is enough" side,which makes that director's works so priceless.

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