Bright Victory is a 1951 American drama romance war film directed by Mark Robson, and starring Arthur Kennedy and Peggy Dow.

[1][2][3] During World War II, American sergeant Larry Nevins is blinded by a German sniper while fighting in North Africa.

He befriends Joe Morgan, another blinded veteran, and Judy, a local bank teller who volunteers by socializing with disabled soldiers.

After a bad experience at his homecoming party, he tells Chris the difficulties that they can expect with his disability, and that he wants to relocate rather than be patronized with the menial local job that her successful father has offered him.

Returning to the hospital, Larry takes a side trip to Philadelphia and meets the successful blind lawyer played by Frank Wilcox.

Bright Victory was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Arthur Kennedy) and Best Sound Recording (Leslie I.

But it is also terrifically important because Arthur Kennedy, the star, gives a performance in this Universal-International picture that would be outstanding in any year, and will probably hold its place among all competitors for many years to come.”[7] R. Maurice Moss, then associate executive director of the Urban League, described the film as “a powerful picture in every way….exceedingly well cast….It is excellent also from the standpoint of teaching how to treat those handicapped by blindness—of heart, eye, and soul.”[8] The Los Angeles Daily News wrote: “The picture’s outstanding feature is the adept performance of Arthur Kennedy as the blinded World War II veteran….’Bright Victory’s’ next most notable quality lies in the realistic treatment of the rehabilitation sequences….Actually, we felt that good performances by most of the cast, plus the…direction, did more to make a success out of ‘Bright Victory’ than the script, which belabored certain obvious problems in too stereotype a manner.