Rosa Moline (played by Bette Davis) is a protagonist in Beyond the Forest.
Rosa Moline is the dissatisfied wife of Doctor Louis Moline, longing for an expensive and glamorous life. She has an affair with Neil Latimer, leaves for Chicago when he disappoints her, then returns home. She kills Moose to conceal her pregnancy and relationship plans, and later dies while trying to flee again. Neil Latimer (played by David Brian) appears in Beyond the Forest.
Neil Latimer is a Chicago businessman who owns the local hunting lodge and has carried on an affair with Rosa Moline for more than a year. He first rejects her expectation of marriage, then changes his mind, but delays their plans after Moose's death because he wants to avoid scandal. Moose (played by Minor Watson) appears in Beyond the Forest.
Moose is the man who tends the hunting lodge owned by Neil Latimer. After overhearing Rosa Moline and Neil discussing divorce and marriage, he warns Rosa that Neil may reject her unborn child and threatens to reveal the pregnancy. Rosa shoots him during a hunt and claims she mistook him for a deer. Jenny (played by Dona Drake) appears in Beyond the Forest.
Jenny is Rosa Moline's housekeeper. When Rosa is delirious with fever after deliberately injuring herself, she enlists Jenny to help her dress. This assistance enables Rosa to leave the house and attempt to catch a train to Chicago shortly before her death.
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Characters
Rosa Moline
(played by Bette Davis) — protagonist
Rosa Moline is the dissatisfied wife of Doctor Louis Moline, longing for an expensive and glamorous life. She has an affair with Neil Latimer, leaves for Chicago when he disappoints her, then returns...
Neil Latimer
(played by David Brian) — supporting
Neil Latimer is a Chicago businessman who owns the local hunting lodge and has carried on an affair with Rosa Moline for more than a year. He first rejects her expectation of marriage, then changes hi...
Moose
(played by Minor Watson) — supporting
Moose is the man who tends the hunting lodge owned by Neil Latimer. After overhearing Rosa Moline and Neil discussing divorce and marriage, he warns Rosa that Neil may reject her unborn child and thre...
Jenny
(played by Dona Drake) — supporting
Jenny is Rosa Moline's housekeeper. When Rosa is delirious with fever after deliberately injuring herself, she enlists Jenny to help her dress. This assistance enables Rosa to leave the house and atte...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Rosa Moline → Jenny
(Professional Household Employer)
Jenny is Rosa's housekeeper, and Rosa enlists her to help her dress before leaving for the train.
Neil Latimer → Moose
(Professional Employer And Lodge Worker)
Neil owns the local hunting lodge, while Moose is identified as the man who tends to it.
Rosa Moline → Neil Latimer
(Romantic Lovers)
Rosa has been having an affair with Neil for over a year and expects him to marry her and take her to Chicago.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Rosa Moline → Moose
(Conflict Murderer And Victim)
Moose threatens to tell Neil about Rosa's pregnancy, and Rosa shoots him during the hunting trip to prevent that.
Story Analysis
A restless woman pursues glamour and escape, but her affair, murder, and rejection lead to a tragic death.
Plot Progression
Restless Desires
Chicago Rejection
A Dangerous Promise
The Hunting Murder
Flight Toward Death
Directed by King Vidor
Beyond the Forest (1949) · 6.7/10 · drama, thriller
