Benjy is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It won an Oscar in 1952 for Documentary Short Subject. Henry Fonda narrates this short film about a boy who was handicapped from birth. An orthopedic pediatrician wants to provide a therapeutic regimen that could cure the child, a scoliosis patient, but first he needs to convince the boy's parents, who have rejected the child because of his disabilities.
Top Cast
Lee Aaker as Benjy Miller
Neville Brand as Doctor
Helen Brown as Medical Social Worker
Henry Fonda as Narrator (voice)
Louis Lettieri as Dickie
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