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Johnny Belinda
1948 · Movie · NR · 102 min · ★ 6.8 · 86% critics
Drama
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-09-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (75 votes)
Themes
- small town
- rape
- deaf
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1949
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1949 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Director · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1949 · nominated
Cast & crew

Jane Wyman
as Belinda McDonald

Lew Ayres
as Robert Richardson

Charles Bickford
as Black MacDonald

Agnes Moorehead
as Aggie MacDonald

Stephen McNally
as Locky McCormick

Jan Sterling
as Stella McCormick

Rosalind Ivan
as Mrs. Poggety
- DS
Dan Seymour
as Pacquet

Mabel Paige
as Mrs. Lutz

Ida Moore
as Mrs. McKee
Directed by Jean Negulesco