Allen Vincent

Fille en blanc -- A girl hula-hoops against a white background.

Jane Wyman ("Magnificent Obsession," "The Yearling," TV's "Falcon Crest") won an Academy Award for her moving portrayal of a deaf mute who lives in a remote Nova Scotia fishing village. After learning sign language from a compassionate doctor, she is raped by a local bully and gives birth to an illegitimate son, Johhny Belinda. When the rapist returns to claim his son, she fights to keep him. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Story and Cinematography. Agnes Moorehead (TV's "Bewitched," "Citizen Kane") plays Wyman's unsympathetic sister and received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Charles Bickford ("The Song of Bernadette," TV's "The Virginian") received on Oscar nomination as Wyman's stoic fisherman father. Lew Ayres' ("All Quiet on the Western Front") sensitive portrayal of the compassionate doctor caught in the crossfire earned an Oscar nomination. A monumental cinematic achievement.

Belinda is a deaf mute who is learning sign language and lip reading from Dr. Richardson. One night she is raped by Locky, and when Locky and his wife come for the baby, Belinda shoots Locky and is put on trial for murder.

Young Army captain Dike Conger (Preston Foster) thinks it's time the military uses tanks instead of horses for its cavalry. But this change meets a lot of resistance, led by Col. Armstrong (H.B. Warner), whose daughter (Madge Evans) happens to be dating Conger. The romance frames the philosophical battle between old-school tradition and emerging technology, and a tragic accident leads to a showdown between horse and tank.