Dangerous

US (1935): Drama

Dan Bellows (Franchot Tone) finds former stage star Joyce Heath (Bette Davis) a penniless drunk and takes her to his Connecticut home for rehabilitation. Unaware that she is married to Gordon (John Eldredge), he asks his fiancée Gail (Margaret Lindsay) 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 to return to Gail, opens her play, and begs Gordon for forgiveness. Alfred E. Green directs Davis to her first Oscar^®. (Ed Stephan, IMDb)

Although Bette Davis was very proud of the Award she won for this film, she didn't think she deserved it that year -- in her opinion, Katharine Hepburn should have won for ALICE ADAMS (1935). Davis always thought she won as compensation for not even being nominated for her star-making performance in OF HUMAN BONDAGE the previous year.

 Use this link to view the original theatrical trailer for Dangerous on TCM.com.

1 nomination, 1 Award