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Johnny Belinda (1967)

Johnny Belinda poster
Directed by
Paul Bogart
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor helps a deaf woman who lives in a small coastal town. She learns to communicate and becomes more independent.

earnestdatedmelodramaticslow-pacedsentimentalhopefulpoignantwarm

What happens

Johnny Belinda is a 1967 television film directed by Paul Bogart. It is based upon the play Johnny Belinda by Elmer Blaney Harris. The film was thought to be missing from UK TV archives, but was discovered being sold in the United States on DVD by Kaleidoscope's Ray Langstone and a copy now resides with Kaleidoscope. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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