Johnny Belinda (1948 film)
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Screenplay by | Allen Vincent Irma von Cube |
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Johnny Belinda 1940 play by Elmer Blaney Harris |
| Starring |
Jane Wyman Lew Ayres Charles Bickford Agnes Moorehead |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Ted McCord |
| Edited by | David Weisbart |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.1 million (US/ Canada rentals) |
Johnny Belinda is a 1948 American drama film based on the 1940 Broadway stage hit of the same name, by Elmer Blaney Harris. The play was adapted for the screen by writers Allen Vincent and Irma von Cube, and directed by Jean Negulesco.
The story is based on an actual incident that happened near Harris's summer residence in Fortune Bridge, Bay Fortune, Prince Edward Island. The title character is based on the real-life Lydia Dingwell (1852–1931), of Dingwells Mills, Prince Edward Island. The film dramatizes the consequences of spreading lies and rumors, and the horror of rape. The latter subject had previously been prohibited by the Motion Picture Production Code. Johnny Belinda is widely considered to be the first Hollywood film for which the restriction was relaxed, and as such was controversial at the time of its initial release.
The film stars Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, and Jan Sterling. Wyman's performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
It was filmed in northern California around Mendocino.
The film was remade first as a 1967 television movie starring Mia Farrow as Belinda, Ian Bannen as her doctor, and David Carradine as the rapist, and in 1982 as another TV remake with Rosanna Arquette as Belinda and Richard Thomas as the doctor. Also, live versions aired on the US network NBC on October 13th, 1958 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series and on Australian television in 1959 as part of the Shell Presents series.
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