The Dark Wave
1956 film
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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 | |
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Written by | Eugene Vale |
| Produced by | John Healy |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Dark Wave was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Documentary Short and the other for Best Two-Reel Short.[3][4]
