▁and ▁Edward ▁Albert ▁star red . ▁E ile en ▁He ck art ▁received ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁her ▁performance . ▁While ▁the ▁original ▁play ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁screen play ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁film ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁unknown ▁location ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Don ▁Baker , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁blind , ▁has ▁lived ▁all ▁his ▁life ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁When ▁Don ▁was ▁young , ▁Mrs . ▁Baker ▁wrote ▁a ▁popular ▁series ▁of ▁children ’ s ▁books ▁about ▁Little ▁Don ny ▁Dark , ▁a ▁blind ▁boy ▁who ▁performs ▁hero ic ▁de eds . ▁Don ▁moves ▁out ▁into ▁an ▁a partment ▁on ▁his ▁own , ▁but ▁finds ▁himself ▁all ▁alone . ▁He ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁contract ▁that ▁his ▁mother ▁will ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁months . ▁ ▁One ▁month ▁has ▁passed . ▁This ▁is ▁when ▁J ill ▁T anner ▁moves ▁into ▁an ▁ad jo ining ▁a partment . ▁She ▁list ens ▁to ▁Don ▁talking ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁over ▁the ▁phone ▁and ▁turns ▁on ▁the ▁radio . ▁When ▁Don ▁asks ▁her ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁volume ▁down , ▁she ▁inv ites ▁herself ▁over ▁for ▁a ▁cup ▁of ▁coffee . ▁They ▁start ▁talking ▁and ▁find ▁each ▁other ▁friendly . ▁J ill ▁does ▁not ▁realize ▁that ▁Don ▁is ▁blind ▁until ▁she ▁sees ▁him ▁dro pping ▁his ▁cig aret te ▁ash ▁on ▁the ▁table . ▁J ill