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Beyond the Forest

  • 6.8 /10

  • 52

  • 60%

Plot

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.

Cast

Bette Davis as Rosa Moline
Bette Davis

as Rosa Moline

Joseph Cotten as Doctor Louis Moline
Joseph Cotten

as Doctor Louis Moline

David Brian as Neil Latimer
David Brian

as Neil Latimer

Ruth Roman as Carol
Ruth Roman

as Carol

Minor Watson as Moose
Minor Watson

as Moose

Dona Drake as Jenny
Dona Drake

as Jenny

Regis Toomey as Sorren
Regis Toomey

as Sorren

Sarah Selby as Mildred
Sarah Selby

as Mildred

Ann Doran as Edith Williams
Ann Doran

as Edith Williams

Bess Flowers as Secretary
Bess Flowers

as Secretary

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 21, 1949

Production Companies

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $1,589,000.00

Revenue

  • $1,738,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.62 hrs

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Reviews

Who better than Ms. Davis to impersonate herself? This is her last film for Warner Brothers so old Harry gave her the screws with this melodramatic pot-boiler which, as it turn out, is an absolute hoot. A plethora of zingers, one-liners and one of the most famous lines in American cinema ("What a dump"), Bette chews up the scenery in her long hair wig and heaving breasts like never before. She's…

You don't like life! Beyond the Forest is directed by King Vidor and written by Lenore J. Coffee and Stuart Engstrand. It stars Bette Davis, Joseph Cotton, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Minor Watson and Regis Toomey. Music is by Max Steiner and cinematography by Robert Burks. Resentful of her small-town life, Rosa Moline (Davis), a married woman, schemes to run off with a rich businessman - and …