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      Beyond the Forest

      Released Oct 21, 1949 1h 36m Drama List
      Reviews 67% Audience Score 250+ Ratings The wife (Bette Davis) of a Wisconsin doctor (Joseph Cotten) kills a witness to her affair with an influential man (David Brian) from Chicago. Read More Read Less

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      Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 4/5 May 25, 2004 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Davis excels as the passionate but stranded housewife who describes her suffocating community as "a two train a day town." The expression What a Dump, which Liz Taylor repeats in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf comes from this Vidor-directed melodrama. Rated: B Apr 12, 2006 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Bombastic melodrama. Rated: C+ Oct 16, 2004 Full Review Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Rated: 3/5 Jul 8, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Not as bad as Bettie thought (thanks to her) but not good. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Audience Member The best movie quote ever spoken: "What a dump!" Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review lanfranco c She is too bad to be real... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review panayiota k Did this become a cult only because of that one line? I found it boring. Bette Davis was cool though. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Bette Davis kindles trash into an inferno--How to spice up life in a small town!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member a true camp classic. bette's performance as one of the most twisted and evil of all femme fatale in filmdom has to be seen to be believed. i can't even say whether or not this a good movie. i only know it's a hugely entertaining one. don't miss it Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis The wife (Bette Davis) of a Wisconsin doctor (Joseph Cotten) kills a witness to her affair with an influential man (David Brian) from Chicago.
      Director
      King Vidor
      Distributor
      Warner Bros. Pictures
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 21, 1949, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 10, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 36m