Tearjerker! Bette Davis Says Goodbye to Her Dogs in 'Dark Victory'

 

'Dark Victory' is a classic Hollywood tearjerker in which Bette Davis plays a rich socialite who learns she is dying of a brain tumor. (SPOILER) She'll know the end is near when she goes blind, the doctor has told her, so when she's gardening and thinks the sun has gone down, she realizes she's only got minutes to live. She sends her best friend away and then summons her two springer spaniel dogs. 

I remembered it that they go up to bed with her and are with her at the end, but she sends them away too after a brief farewell. If you're a softie like me, you're already sobbing at this point, so the fact that her dogs aren't with her makes that moment that much sadder. *sniff* You can watch the scene here, starting at the 5:00 mark.