Bright Victory (1951) DVD

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Bright Victory (1951)

Director:

Mark Robson

Writers:

Robert Buckner, Baynard Kendrick (novel)

Stars:

Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julie Adams

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.

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FINE PERFORMANCES BY ARTHUR KENNEDY AND PEGGY DOW REDEEM "BRIGHT VICTORY"

Posted by Kenneth W. Orme on Apr 3rd 2015

An obscure American postwar drama about a WWII veteran's adjustment to a destroyed optic nerve, BRIGHT VICTORY shines due to strong, credible performances by leads Peggy Dow and Arthur Kennedy. Kennedy was cited as Best Actor of the Year by the New York Film Critics' Circle for his performance. Though slanted towards romance, the picture also deals frankly with racial prejudice. Lighting is excellent, sound acceptable. Worth a viewing.