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. 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. The sets for the original production were designed by Frederick Fox .
5-397: Johnny Belinda may refer to: Johnny Belinda (play) , a 1940 Broadway play by Elmer Blaney Harris, including a list of adaptations Johnny Belinda (1948 film) , a 1948 American drama film based on the play Johnny Belinda (1959 film) , a 1959 Australian television play Johnny Belinda (1967 film) , a 1967 television movie based on
10-416: A son she names Johnny Belinda. The community assumes the child is the doctor's and shuns him and her family in moral outrage. Matters come to a head when the biological father attempts to take his infant son from Belinda by force, and she kills him. At the ensuing trial all but the doctor are prepared to condemn Belinda for murder until the truth unexpectedly emerges: that she was acting in self-defense. She
15-477: The end of the 19th century, the isolated deaf-mute Belinda lives with her father and aunt in the remote farming and fishing community northwest of Nova Scotia . Belinda is universally referred to as 'the Dummy' until the newly arrived doctor sees her potential and begins teaching her sign language. As her personality emerges from the silence her appearance also changes. She is raped by a local lad and gives birth to
20-468: The play Johnny Belinda , a 1968 musical play by Mavor Moore and John Fenwick Johnny Belinda (1982 film) , a 1982 film starring Rosanna Arquette "Johnny Belinda" , the opening track of the 1987 self-titled album by San Francisco band Voice Farm "Johnny Belinda" , a track on Active Child 's 2011 debut album You Are All I See Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
25-596: The title Johnny Belinda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Belinda&oldid=1226603798 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Johnny Belinda (play) Set in Souris East , Prince Edward Island , and Charlottetown at
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