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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Johnny Belinda
"There was temptation in her helpless silence...and then torment"
1948 1h 42m EN
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★6.9TMDB · 77
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Synopsis
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A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
“There was temptation in her helpless silence...and then torment”
Cast
Jane Wyman
Belinda McDonald
Lew Ayres
Robert Richardson
Charles Bickford
Black MacDonald
Agnes Moorehead
Aggie MacDonald
Stephen McNally
Locky McCormick
Jan Sterling
Stella McCormick
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Poggety
Dan Seymour
Pacquet
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jean Negulesco
- Writers
- Allen Vincent, Irma von Cube
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jean Negulesco, shot by Ted D. McCord. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David Weisbart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres and Charles Bickford carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "There was temptation in her helpless silence...and then torment".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0040495 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jean Negulesco directs. Ted D. McCord behind the camera. Max Steiner scores. David Weisbart cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 178 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Jean Negulesco, shot by Ted D. McCord. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor David Weisbart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres and Charles Bickford carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "There was temptation in her helpless silence...and then torment".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0040495 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ted D. McCord
- Original score
- Max Steiner
- Editing
- David Weisbart
- Makeup / hair
- Perc Westmore
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award for Best Actress
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Jean Negulesco
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- Theatre PlayElmer Harris
- ProducerJerry Wald
- EditorDavid Weisbart
- Set DecorationWilliam Wallace
- Makeup ArtistPerc Westmore
- SoundCharles Lang
- Art DirectionRobert M. Haas
- HairstylistBetty Delmont
- PublicistBob Fender
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- small town
- rape
- deaf
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1948-09-14NR
