Editing Bright Victory (section)

==Reception==
Robson called it "a very good film" although he admitted "it was a disaster financially."<ref name="robson">{{Cite book |last=Higham |first=Charles |url=https://archive.org/details/celluloidmusehol0000high/page/211/mode/1up?q=hogarth |title=The Celluloid Muse: Hollywood Directors Speak |publisher=Angus & Robertson |year=1969 |isbn=978-0207951237 |page=213}}</ref>

The ''[[Brooklyn Eagle]]'' complimented the film as "one of the year's most important pictures, from several angles. It is important first because it is a finely made, absorbing film, and second because it deals with a current problem that is everybody's concern—the blinded war veteran. 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."<ref>Corby, Jane. "Screenings": ''Brooklyn Eagle'', 1 August 1951.</ref>

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."<ref>"Negro Leaders Praise New Film 'Bright Victory'." ''The Call'' (Kansas City, MO), 10 August 1951, 8.</ref>

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. An example in this connection was the love affair between Kennedy and Peggy Dow. There never was any doubt about the outcome. Every scene following their meeting seemed to telegraph the course of events. 'Bright Victory' also eases in a carefully treated side-plot about the Negro problem, which it solves easily—perhaps too easily. However, James Edwards…handles his chore with proper effect. Miss Dow…is warm and charming. She doesn't go overboard in the tear-jerking scenes and handles the straight stuff with ability."<ref>McClay, Howard. "Film Review: 'Bright Victory'." ''Los Angeles Daily News'', 1 December 1951, 9.</ref>