Johnny Belinda is a film that showed rape for what it truly is - filthy, disgusting, and heartless. Johnny Belinda Release Date: September 14, 1948 . Again, she’s a deaf mute. Pause Song. rape small town deaf. Again, she’s a deaf mute. Year : 1948: But few have done so with such poignancy and effortless ease as Jane Wyman in her Oscar-winning role as the deaf-mute Belinda in JOHNNY BELINDA (1948). Johnny Belinda is a 1940 play by Elmer Blaney Harris, dealing with the then shocking subjects of rape, murder, bastardy, abuse of a deaf-mute, bigotry and gossip in a small community. Again, she’s a deaf mute. This film also captures the struggles of a young girl who "nobody would bother stealing" because of her disability as a deaf mute, with little to no education, and who had to face the humiliation and scrutiny of the people in her community. Johnny Belinda (DVD) : Life is hard on MacDonald farm in stony, windswept Nova Scotia - and harder for young Belinda, a deaf mute whose affliction has been confused with mental deficiency. Johnny Belinda From Patty Duke to Dustin Hoffman, Oscar appreciates actors who take on the challenge of playing disabled characters. Jane Wyman deserved her Best Leading Actress Oscar 100% for her subtle but powerful performance in Johnny Belinda, of a deaf and dumb farmer's daughter who strives to overcome her handicap and the various hardships that befall her. Johnny Belinda (Harris, 1948) and Children of a Lesser God (Anderson & Medoff, 1986) are two renowned films that feature deaf characters as the movie’s main character. Oscar winners include Jane Wyman (“Johnny Belinda”) and Patty Duke (“The Miracle Worker”), and nominees include Alan Arkin (“The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”) and Rinko Kikuchi (“Babel”). Cut to 1967, Mia Farrow does [ABC-TV movie “Johnny Belinda”]. tr About; Trailers; Actors; Gallery; Reviews; Similar Movies; Lists; Johnny Belinda . In 1948, another noteworthy silent role came along–that of Belinda in Johnny Belinda, Jean Negulesco’s masterpiece about a deaf-mute farm girl coping with the difficulties of life in an ignorant, rural community. In 2017, there was a movie with Julianne Moore [Todd Haynes’ “Wonderstruck”]. Belinda McDonald is the main character of Johnny Belinda, and Sarah Norman is … Play Song. Cut to 1967, Mia Farrow does [ABC-TV movie “Johnny Belinda”]. Cut to 1967, Mia Farrow does [ABC-TV movie “Johnny Belinda”]. About the film. Very pretty lady, but that’s not what deafness is about, these strange [exaggerated] looks of bewilderment. It ran for 321 performances on Broadway from September 18, 1940 to June 21, 1941, and has been repeatedly adapted for film, radio, television, and as a musical. A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.