The Dark Wave
1956 film
- June 1956 (1956-06)
Running time
The Dark Wave is a 1956 American short documentary film directed by Jean Negulesco about a young girl with severe epilepsy. The short stars Charles Bickford and features Nancy Davis, the actress who would later become First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan. It was made in cooperation with the Variety Club Foundation to Combat Epilepsy (a predecessor of the Epilepsy Foundation), who received the profits.[1][2]
The Dark Wave was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Documentary Short and the other for Best Two-Reel Short.[3][4]
Cast
- Charles Bickford
- Nancy Davis
- Cornell Borchers
See also
References
- ^ "A Worthwhile Booking". Harrison's Reports. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 25. June 23, 1956. p. 1.
- ^ United States Public Health Service Audiovisual Facility (1966). Neurological and Sensory Disease: Film Guide, 1966. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Division of Chronic Diseases, Neurological & Sensory Disease Service Program. p. 13.
- ^ "NY Times: The Dark Wave". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
- ^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
External links
- The Dark Wave at IMDb
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Films directed by Jean Negulesco
- Crash Donovan (1936)
- Singapore Woman (1941)
- The Gay Parisian (1941)
- United States Marine Band (1942)
- Cavalcade of Dance (1943)
- Women at War (1943)
- The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
- The Conspirators (1944)
- Three Strangers (1946)
- Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
- Humoresque (1946)
- Deep Valley (1947)
- Johnny Belinda (1948)
- Road House (1948)
- The Forbidden Street (1949)
- Three Came Home (1950)
- Under My Skin (1950)
- The Mudlark (1950)
- Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
- Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
- Lydia Bailey (1952)
- Lure of the Wilderness (1952)
- Titanic (1953)
- Scandal at Scourie (1953)
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
- Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
- Woman's World (1954)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955)
- The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
- The Dark Wave (1956)
- Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
- The Gift of Love (1958)
- A Certain Smile (1958)
- Count Your Blessings (1959)
- The Best of Everything (1959)
- Jessica (1962)
- The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
- The Invincible Six (1970)
- Hello-Goodbye (1970)
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