Beyond the Forest ★½ 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. 96m/B VHS. Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Minor Watson, Regis Toomey;
Director:
King Vidor;
Writer:
Robert Burks;
Cameo:
Max Steiner.
