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Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

Nobody's as good as Bette when she's bad!

Genres

DramaThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$1589000

Revenue

$1738000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.806/10

Release Date

21 October 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Rosa Moline

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Doctor Louis Moline

David Brian

David Brian

Neil Latimer

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Carol

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Moose

Dona Drake

Dona Drake

Jenny

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Sorren

Sarah Selby

Sarah Selby

Mildred

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Edith Williams

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Secretary

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Townsman with Glasses

Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Townswoman

Judith Wood

Judith Wood

Waitress

Joel Allen

Joel Allen

Gail Bonney

Gail Bonney

Frances Charles

Frances Charles

James Craven

James Craven

June Evans

June Evans

Hal Gerard

Hal Gerard

Bobby Henshaw

Bobby Henshaw

Hallene Hill

Hallene Hill

Charles Jordan

Charles Jordan

Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney

Ralph Littlefield

Ralph Littlefield

Eve Miller

Eve Miller

Frank Pharr

Frank Pharr

Buddy Roosevelt

Buddy Roosevelt

Sherman Sanders

Sherman Sanders

Mary Servoss

Mary Servoss

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Eileen Stevens

Eileen Stevens

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Devi Dja

Devi Dja

Dancer (uncredited)

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