Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to cure deafness which he tries on Emily. It doesn't work. Her sister is carrying on an affair with her fiance Jeff. Vance tries a new serum which causes Emily to faint... Will it work this time?
Directed by Irving Pichel
doctor
deaf girl
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Cast
Alan Ladd
Doctor Merek Vance
Loretta Young
Emily Blair
Susan Hayward
Janice Blair
Barry Sullivan
Jeff Stoddard
Beulah Bondi
Aunt Em
Cecil Kellaway
Doctor Weeks
Grant Mitchell
Uncle Wallace
Helen Mack
Angeletta Gallo
Elinor Donahue
Janice
Anthony Caruso
Peter Gallo
Mae Clarke
Receptionist
Bobby Barber
Mill Worker
Crew
Irving Pichel
Director
Raymond Chandler
Screenplay
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Wally Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
1 review
Stockton DavisPRO
6.0★ · 02/12/26
If this film were longer. I think it would have been a really great movie. The plot is a very unique one and a very good one. There are so many great themes and individual scenes. The themes of searching for hope. Pride and blindness. The rich life of pride vs the humble simple life of poorer people. The scene where Emily first gains her sight is amazing as it shows what she was missing in life the gentle kindle of fire and sounds of nature’s beauty. And the last 15 minutes of this film are really good. But the issue is the film wasn’t long enough so plot wasn’t properly developed.
If this film were longer. I think it would have been a really great movie. The plot is a very unique one and a very good one. There are so many great themes and individual scenes. The themes of searching for hope. Pride and blindness. The rich life of pride vs the humble simple life of poorer people. The scene where Emily first gains her sight is amazing as it shows what she was missing in life the gentle kindle of fire and sounds of nature’s beauty. And the last 15 minutes of this film are really good. But the issue is the film wasn’t long enough so plot wasn’t properly developed.
