Now, Voyager (1942) | Bette Davis, Paul Henreid | Magnificent Warner Brothers' Trio

Now, Voyager (1942) | Bette Davis, Paul Henreid | I've seen them all but I own this one!

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Now, Voyager (1942)

	Now, Voyager (1942) Bette Davis, Paul Henreid Warner Home Video, 2001 average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

In this 1942 melodrama, founded on the novel by Olivia Higgins Prouty (who also wrote the novel on which Stella Dallas was based), Bette Davis stars as Charlotte Vale, a dowdy, repressed woman who, overwhelmed by her domineering mother, is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She finds help at a sanitarium from a kind psychiatrist (Claude Rains), who turns her into a beautiful, confident woman. As a new person, she takes a pleasure cruise, where she meets Jerry (Paul Henreid), an architect trapped in an unhappy marriage, saddled with a troubled daughter. The two fall in love, but, of course, the romance is doomed. Yet their paths cross on occasion, and, despite their feelings, Charlotte finds satisfaction in helping Jerry's depressed child. The film will seem familiar to new viewers--the campy style was the pattern for many tearjerkers to come, and its most famous line has been oft repeated ("Don't ask for the moon--we have the stars"). But the heartstrings are tugged, and as Paul Henreid chivalrously lights two cigarettes and hands one over to the doleful-eyed Davis, pull out the box of tissues--you're gonna need 'em. --Jenny Brown

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Magnificent Warner Brothers' Trio

Bette Davis captivates the lead in this, her best film. With one of the most versatile and seasoned actors, Claude Rains, one wonders who the true love match in the background story is between. Doubtless, Paul Henreid is well paired with Davis as a traveling companion and lover. This trio will meet on sets over and again because of the ways they unite to ingite the silver screen. The Warners had it made with these three great talents as part of their core acting team. We seem here to agree that "Now, Voyager" is a choice Bette Davis classic. Imagine what the next generation will be writing about it! No graphics, no special effects; tremendous script writing & adaptation and of course, the finest acting imaginable. Actors seem to compete with each other on screen today instead of drawing out the best performances in each other as these 3 'voyagers' did.

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I've seen them all but I own this one!

I'm a big fan of "old" movies, I love this particular movie genre but I was never a fan of Bette Davis, that is, until I watched this film. I've since become an avid fan and collector and I've come to believe she was the finest actress of all time. Isn't that what's so great about movies; that they often make profound impacts on our lives! Well this movie made an impact on mine and I hope it does the same for yours. And if you're looking for the next Davis film - try Watch on the Rhine. Even hubby liked that one!

Now Voyager

If you are a fan of Bette Davis, this is the one for you (excellent movie)

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Now, Voyager

This is a 3-box of Kleenex film. Wonderfully acted by the ever changing Bette Davis, the music score by Max Steiner has great melodies. Even Black and White cannot affect the interesting plot.

What could be better...

...than Bette Davis chain smoking her way through life, and still looking glamorous?
...than her mother telling the psychologist that her daughter is no sicker than, "a moulting canary?
...than Claude Rains as the owl-eyed psychologist saying, "A mother's rights - twaddle?"

This is an epic picture, completely unbelievable (let's flash back to when she was 16 and in braids!) and completely Warner Brothers (the stock footage of South America...) Ridiculous coincidences, patronizing attitudes to "Latin types," and Paul Henried playing an American named Jerry.

But it's hypnotic, and not only a must-see, but a must-own. Line after line of elegant dialogue, and Mary Wickes as Dora the nurse!

The only thing I can't stand is the ghastly child actress - we can only hope she and her party dress were torn apart by wolves right after the last scene...

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