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Johnny Belinda

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Johnny Belinda
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NR,1hr 45min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1948
Directors:
Jean Negulesco, Robert Wise
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford  ...more
Synopsis: After years of dumb-blonde and best-friend roles, Jane Wyman proved her skills as a dramatic actress -- and won an Academy Award in the bargain -- in Johnny Belinda. Adapted from a stage play by Elmer Harris, the story takes place in Nova Scotia, where deaf-mute Belinda (Wyman) leads a lonely existence on the hardscrabble farm of her father Black Macdonald (Charles Bickford) and her aunt Aggie (Agnes Moorehead). Newly arrived doctor Robert Richardson (Lew Ayres) takes a special interest in Belinda, ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Johnny Belinda features a superb performance from Jane Wyman in the title role and a well-crafted story without the overtly happy ending common to this type of "personal triumph" drama. Filmed in effective black-and-white by Ted D. McCord, the studio recreation of a Nova Scotia fishing village is convincing, while director Jean Negulesco underplays many scenes, allowing the performances to resonate ... Full Review
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Jane Wyman
Belinda McDonald
Lew Ayres
Dr. Robert Richardson
Charles Bickford
Black McDonald
Agnes Moorehead
Aggie McDonald
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