Second Sight: A Love Story
Second Sight: A Love Story is a 1984 television film starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Barry Newman. The film is based on the book Emma and I, by Sheila Hocken.
Plot
A self-sufficient stubborn independent blind woman named Alexandra McKay, who has been blind for over 20 years, finally agrees to acquire a guide dog. She is worried that people will try to get close to her out of pity, so she distances herself emotionally from everyone, but becomes attached to her seeing-eye Labrador Retriever companion, Emma.She meets Richard Chapman, who eventually becomes her boyfriend, and the new romance begins to pull Alexandra out of her shell. When the opportunity arises for a delicate operation that may restore her sight, Alexandra is alternately elated and scared. Richard convinces Alexandra to attempt the operation.
Cast and crew
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Alexandra McKay
- Barry Newman as Richard Chapman
- Nicholas Pryor as Mitchell McKay
- Mitzi Hoag as Leslie McKay
- Richard Romanus as Dr. Ross Harkin
- Michael Horton as Gary Renzi
- Liz Sheridan as Mrs. Carlisle
- Susan Ruttan as Robin
- Ben Marley as Michael
- Frances Bay as Old Woman