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Beyond the Forest Overview:

Beyond the Forest (1949) was a Film Noir - Drama Film directed by King Vidor and produced by Henry Blanke and Jack L. Warner.

SYNOPSIS

A small-town young woman who covets the high life enjoyed by her wealthy Chicago neighbor decides to leave her country-doctor hubby. The plot is far-fetched and Davis is not at her best in this one, although her delivery of the line "What a dump!" lives eternally.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1949 --- Ceremony Number 22 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringMax SteinerNominated
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Beyond the Forest BlogHub Articles:

BEYOND THE FOREST-a overlooked noir gem

By Joey on Mar 12, 2014 From Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest

a under-rated noir gem,it is one of those flims that feels lost to time BEYOND THE FOREST” (King Vidor, 1949). Despite its controversial receptions (I read that BTF had a very bad or ironic critical responses in the US while in Europe it was early appreciated and well considered) I want here r... Read full article

Haiku: Beyond the Forest (1949)

By KC on Sep 14, 2012 From Classic Movies

A raging woman Boiling over like lava Expiring from hate Image Source... Read full article

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Beyond the Forest Quotes:

Moose: You're somethin' for the birds, Rosa, somethin' for the birds.
Rosa Moline: And you're somethin' to make the corn grow tall!
Jenny: You want that Chicken a la King business served on toast?
Rosa Moline: Well I showed you the picture in the magazine, didn't I?
Jenny: How could I tell if there was toast under all that goo?
Rosa Moline: What a dump!
Rosa Moline: If I don't get out of here I'll die. If I don't get out of here I hope I die and burn.
Jenny: Mrs. Moline, let's not start calling each other names. I got some fancy ones saved up just achin' to be used.
Rosa Moline: You get out of this house! No red indian is gonna talk to me like that in my own house!
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Beyond the Forest Facts
The movie's line "What a dump." was voted as the #62 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
In some parts of the US the scene in which Rosa induces a miscarriage by jumping from an embankment were cut.
Bette Davis was so unhappy over being cast in this film that she threatened Warner Bros. studio chief Jack L. Warner that she would walk off the production with the picture only half finished. Warner was forced to cancel her contract and Davis completed the film, ending 18 years with the studio.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
Bette Davis begged the studio to use 'Virginia Mayo' instead, saying, "She's good at those sorts of roles."
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