Dr. Robert Richardson, a dedicated young general practitioner, seeks to establish himself in an isolated fishing village on Cape Breton Island off the Nova Scotia coast. The population is poor and the struggling physician generally gets paid for his efforts in barter. When he meets Belinda McDonald, a young deaf mute callously dismissed by family and neighbors as "the dummy," he alone senses her innate intelligence. He overcomes the initial skepticism of her flinty, gruff fat... (Full plot summary below)
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Dr. Robert Richardson, a dedicated young general practitioner, seeks to establish himself in an isolated fishing village on Cape Breton Island off the Nova Scotia coast. The population is poor and the struggling physician generally gets paid for his efforts in barter. When he meets Belinda McDonald, a young deaf mute callously dismissed by family and neighbors as "the dummy," he alone senses her innate intelligence. He overcomes the initial skepticism of her flinty, gruff father and indifferently cold aunt, who operate a hardscrabble grist mill and farm, and devotes himself to teaching the young girl sign language and lip-reading. Hopes are even raised that she might even eventually qualify for a medical procedure that might improve her condition. Her optimism is crushed, however, when she raped by Locky McCormick, a brutish local fisherman. Traumatized, she is unable to communicate the outrage to her family, who are baffled and angry when they learn she is pregnant. The local gossips blame the doctor, and he and the McDonalds become pariahs, unable to earn a living in the provincial village. Matters come to a head when McCormick and his new wife pressure the local council to declare Belinda an unfit mother and declare them the baby's legal guardians.
Leave your thoughts about Johnny Belinda.
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonWyman delivers an impressive, Oscar-winning performance relying solely on her expressions. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullTry all you want to make yourself jaded over this, but in the end poor little Belinda wins us all over in the end. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyJean Negulseco's melodrama is a moody, well-crafted if outdated saga with a star-making performance from Jane Wyman as a deaf-mute girl, who's raped and bears an illegitimate child. |
| User ReviewScott ROne of the very,very best movies of all-time! |
| User ReviewStephen HJohnny Belinda is an amazing film. It is about a doctor's to tutor a deaf/mute woman but it gets undermined when she is raped. Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres give excellent performances. The screenplay is well written and touching. Jean Negulesco did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed this motion picture because of the drama. Johnny Belinda is a must see. |
| User ReviewI don't know wPowerful story of deaf and mute Belinda, who is also highly intuitive and intelligent, and what happens to her and her family, and the doctor who cares for her after she is raped by the village bully. |
| User ReviewSpencer SAs a child this film, so bold and brass for its time, scared me with its depiction of the rape of a deaf girl. Still tragically complicated and ultimately a cultural masterpiece, Johnny Belinda not only possesses the qualities that made the exceptional Miral Worker a phenomena, but also the ruthless libel that has occured all throughout history, and is fairly missing from the movies of the time. |
| User ReviewJennifer BWhat two great actors...some of my favorites (Lew Ayres and Jane Wyman) :) This is such a touching and powerful movie. I cry nearly every time I see it. Very well acted and directed. Lew's character in this film seems to be so genuine. He's one of my favorite movie characters! This film is sure to be a favorite! |
| User ReviewStephanie LOh my goodness... this movie was FANTASTIC!! Jane Wyman totally deserved her Oscar for this role-- her eyes said everything. It is a film that everyone should see-- it also really brings to light how people with disabilities are treated-- even though it was over 60 years ago, the overall message of the movie still rings true today. GO SEE IT! |
| User ReviewFoon Vincent WTragic but beautiful. Though a tough subject, it is handled tenderly and with dignity and grace. You will fall in love with Lew Ayres. (Sigh) |
