Beyond the Forest

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Beyond the Forest

Released Oct 21, 1949

1h 36m

Drama

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The wife (Bette Davis) of a Wisconsin doctor (Joseph Cotten) kills a witness to her affair with an influential man (David Brian) from Chicago.

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 4/5

May 25, 2004

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Though Davis delivers a fine performance, her role is so one-note – a note of moral bankruptcy – that it’s difficult to follow her for too long without losing interest.

Rated: 4/10

Jul 20, 2024

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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

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Dennis Schwartz

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Bombastic melodrama.

Rated: C+

Oct 16, 2004

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Jul 8, 2004

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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

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Audience Member

The best movie quote ever spoken: "What a dump!"

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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lanfranco c

She is too bad to be real...

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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

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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

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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

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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
Producer: Henry Blanke
Screenwriter: Lenore J. Coffee
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