An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.
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| 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 | |
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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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Dan Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his Connecticut home for rehabilitation. Unaware that she is married to Gordon, he asks his fiancée Gail to free him and offers to sponsor Joyce in a play. When Gordon refuses to give Joyce a divorce, she runs the car into a tree crippling him for life. Joyce urges Dan return to Gail, opens her play, and begs Gordon for forgiveness. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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car accident | selfishness | attempted suicide | theatre | love triangle |Taglines:
Out of the Heavens into the Gutter!(print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Feb. 4, 1936) See more »Parents Guide:
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Bette Davis ' character was inspired by the tragic story of one of her screen idols, Jeanne Eagels. See more »Goofs
When the reporter is calling his office from the hospital's reception area, he places his hat at the center of the reception desk. But on a following cut, the hat has changed position and is now partially hanging over the edge of the desk. See more »Quotes
Joyce Heath: You with your fat little soul and your smug face - picking your way so cautiously through a pastel existence.See more »
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25 December 1935 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hard Luck Dame See more »Filming Locations:
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital - 4833 Fountain Avenue, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Bette Davis plays the "femme fatale" as no other actress before or since. Every scene she plays gives us a riveting performance even though at times we may think it a trifle theatrical. In "Dangerous" she plays the role of Joyce Heath, a great actress, yearning for love which is denied to her. Her frantic outbursts make life for those around her difficult to comprehend. Desperate situations require desperate remedies and in a fit of madness Joyce Heath decides to resolve her difficulties in her own dangerous way.
The ending may appear rather glib but the actors themselves give performances not to be missed and Bette Davis is a worthy recipient of an Academy Award.