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Bright Victory is a 1951 film, adapted by Robert Buckner from Baynard Kendrick's novel Lights Out by Baynard Kendrick. It was directed by Mark Robson, and it stars Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julie Adams, James Edwards, Will Geer, Nana Bryant, Jim Backus, and Rock Hudson. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Robert Buckner (May 28, 1906 - August, 1989) was a film screenwriter, producer and short story writer. ...
Mark Robson (December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian-born film editor, film director and producer in Hollywood. ...
Arthur Kennedy in Champion. ...
Actress Julie Adams from Creature from the Black Lagoon Julie Adams (born October 17, 1926 in Waterloo, Iowa)is an American film actress. ...
James Edwards can refer to: James B. Edwards, an American politician James Buddha Edwards, a former professional basketball player This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
Will Geer (born on March 9, 1902 in Frankfort, Indiana) was an American actor. ...
James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 in Cleveland Ohio - July 3, 1989 In Los Angeles, California). ...
Rock Hudson (November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was a popular American film and television actor, noted for his good looks, and most remembered as a romantic leading man during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
Plot
Set during World War II, it is the story of Larry Nevins, an American sergeant blinded by a German sniper while fighting in North Africa. He is taken back to the United States and put into a hospital for other blinded soldiers, where he struggles to come to terms with his disability. While Larry quickly adapts physically, the difficulty of forging relationships unknowing of race, creed, or appearance takes its toll. He forges close friendships with Joe Morgan, another blinded veteran, and with Nurse Judy, who has been tending to him. One day Larry, unaware that Joe is black, makes a denigrating remark about African Americans. This causes a huge rift between Larry and the other men and makes him reconsider his attitudes towards race and friendship. Meanwhile, he progresses well in his recovery, passing a crucial test to see how well he can handle himself on the street. He is cleared for furlough, so on the eve of departure, Nurse Judy takes him for a visit to her sister's house. There, Larry learns of a very successful lawyer who is blind and this gives him hope for the future. After dinner, he and Nurse Judy talk and her love for him is revealed. He tells her that he needs more structure and that he already has a fiancee at home. Somewhat disspirited, he goes home for his furlough and has a rough time dealing with the racial attitudes of his Southern family and friends. His fiancee's family is having doubts about his fitness as a son-in-law and his parents are downcast because of his disability. Larry is happy to see his fiancee, Chris, though he is haunted by the thought of Nurse Judy. After a bad experience at the party welcoming him home, he talks with Chris and details the difficulties they can expect to face with his disability. He is passionate and driven about creating a new life and getting a job on his own merit. Chris asks for time to think about it and eventually tells Larry that she isn't strong enough to deal with his disability and be his wife. Larry, disappointed, returning to the hospital, takes a side trip into New York City and meets the famous lawyer who had given him hope. The lawyer tells him that life as a blind professional is difficult, but worth it and that his wife was an invaluable helpmeet to him. Pondering this, Larry waits at the train station and while waiting, is unexpectedly reunited with Nurse Judy. They joyfully declare their mutual love and make plans for the future before Larry has to board the train. While boarding, he hears Joe Morgan's name called. He catches Joe's arm, apologizes to him for all the hurt he caused him and asks if they can be friends. Joe accepts the apology and, reunited, the two friends board the train and sit together as it pulls out of the station. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
Awards Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Arthur Kennedy) and Best Sound, Recording. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...
The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...
The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ...
Trivia Valley Forge Army Hospital is a former military hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA. The hospital is near both Philadelphia and Valley Forge. ...
Phoenixville is a borough located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Philadelphia at the junction of French Creek with the Schuylkill River. ...
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