• There's a reason there was a song called "Bette Davis Eyes."
• They don't really make movies like this any more, that end with the beautiful, aesthetically perfect death of the protagonist. Maybe on cable TV now and again? (Makes sense: "Dark Victory" was remade as a TV movie in 1976, starring Anthony Hopkins and Elizabeth Montgomery from "Bewitched.") Maybe Martin Scorsese was onto something.
• There's a reason there wasn't a song called "Ronald Reagan is a skilled actor of remarkable nuance."
