Bright Victory (1951)
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77% of users liked it
(95 ratings)
Arthur Kennedy stars as a blinded war veteran struggling to adjust to his affliction in peacetime. He must overcome his pugnacious attitude towards any problem he can't think his way out of--and he must learn to temper his inbred racial prejudices. Peggy Dow plays the woman who loves Kennedy… More Arthur Kennedy stars as a blinded war veteran struggling to adjust to his affliction in peacetime. He must overcome his pugnacious attitude towards any problem he can't think his way out of--and he must learn to temper his inbred racial prejudices. Peggy Dow plays the woman who loves Kennedy enough to be cruel to him during his bouts of self-pity. Refusing to lapse into sentimentality, Bright Victory, based on the novel by Bayard Kendrick, is one of the best of the "against all odds" films of the 1950s. Arthur Kennedy's performance won him the New York Critics' Circle award, but not the Oscar he so richly deserved. Trivia note: new Universal contractee Rock Hudson receives 18th billing for his bit role as a soldier in this film. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Robson
- Written By
- Robert Buckner, Baynard Kendrick
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 31, 1951 Limited
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Arthur Kennedy received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for this powerful chronicle of a blind WWII vet trying to adjust to civilian life.
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Cast
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Arthur Kennedy
as Larry Nevins
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Peggy Dow
as Judy Greene
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Julie Adams
as Chris Paterson
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John Hudson
as Corporal John Flagg
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James Edwards
as Joe Morgan
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Nana Bryant
as Mrs. Nevins
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Richard Egan
as Sgt. John Masterson
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Jim Backus
as Bill Grayson
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Minor Watson
as Mr. Paterson
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Joan Banks
as Janet Grayson
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Marjorie Crossland
as Mrs. Paterson
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Donald Miele
as Moose Garvey
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Murray Hamilton
as Pete Hamilton
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Larry Keating
as Jess Coe
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Hugh Reilly
as Capt. Phelan
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Rock Hudson
as Dudek
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Ken Harvey
as Scanlon
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Robert F. Simon
as Psychiatrist
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Virginia Mullen
as Mrs. Coe
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Russell Bennis
as Pvt. Fred Taylor
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Marilyn Cooper
as Nurse Bailey
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Philip Faversham
as Lt. Atkins
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Bernie Hamilton
as Black Soldier
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Richard Karlan
as Bartender
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Sydney Mason
as Dr. Bannerman
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Sara Taft
as Woman
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June Whitley
as Nurse at Oran
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Jerry Paris
as Reynolds
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Thaddeus Jones
as Pullman Porter
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Billy Newell
as Bartender
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Will Geer
as Mr. Nevins
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Robert Anderson
as MP
