Beyond the Forest Movie Review 1949

Camp diva Davis, in her last role for Warner Bros., really turns on the histrionics as a big-city gal married to a small-town guy (Cotten) and bored out of her mind. Although the most memorable line, "What a dump," has become larger-than-life, the film itself is rather small and muddled (interestingly, Vidor directed "The Fountainhead" the same year.) A trashy melodrama full of ennui, envy, unwanted pregnancy, and murder, it's definitely high on camp and low on art.

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Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

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Cast

Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Minor Watson, Regis Toomey

Cinematography

Robert Burks

Director

King Vidor

Music

Max Steiner

Producer

Warner Bros.