Johnny Belinda.
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A drama which shows the romance and tragedy that follow in the wake of a doctor's interest in a deaf-mute slavey. Setting, a fishing village on Cape Breton Island.
The film is the story of a deaf-mute young woman, Belinda MacDonald, who is befriended by the new doctor, Dr. Robert Richardson, who comes to Cape Breton Island on the east coast of Canada. Dr. Richardson teaches Belinda sign language and the signs for common things and ideas. One of the family's customers, Locky McCormick, gets drunk at a dance, and goes to the farm when Belinda is alone and rapes her. Locky inadvertently implies to Black that he is the father of the child. The town declares Belinda "unfit" to care for the child,
The film is the story of a deaf-mute young woman, Belinda MacDonald, who is befriended by the new doctor, Dr. Robert Richardson, who comes to Cape Breton Island on the east coast of Canada. Dr. Richardson teaches Belinda sign language and the signs for common things and ideas. One of the family's customers, Locky McCormick, gets drunk at a dance, and goes to the farm when Belinda is alone and rapes her. Locky inadvertently implies to Black that he is the father of the child. The town declares Belinda "unfit" to care for the child,
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Copyright
27Oct48 L1886, renewed 21Nov75 R618952 Renewal claimant: United Artists Television, Inc Original author: Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Complete catalog record
JOHNNY BELINDA. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1948. 102 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the stage play by Elmer Harris. Summary: A drama which shows the romance and tragedy that follow in the wake of a doctor's interest in a deaf-mute slavey. Setting, a fishing village on Cape Breton Island. Credits: Producer, Jerry Wald; director, Jean Negulesco; screenplay, Irmgard von Cube, Allen Vincent; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; film editor, David Weisbart. Cast: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally. © Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 27Oct48; LP1886.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1439574 ↗ — country
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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