The Sign Of The Ram.

A melodrama about a selfish, domineering invalid. The coast of Cornwall provides the setting.

The story tells of Leah St. Aubyn (Peters) an invalid wife and mother who uses dictatorial control over everyone she knows. Leah's family forgive her temperament due to her medical condition, yet she exploits that fact fully. Eventually her behavior leaves her alone and without friends.

Credits

Directed by
John Sturges
Written by
Charles Bennett
Cast
Margaret Tracy, May Whitty, Susan Peters, Peggy Ann Garner, Alexander Knox, Ron Randell, Doris Lloyd, Phyllis Thaxter, Diana Douglas
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Music
Hans J. Salter

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE SIGN OF THE RAM. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 88 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel by Margaret Ferguson. Summary: A melodrama about a selfish, domineering invalid. The coast of Cornwall provides the setting. Credits: Producer, Irving Cummings, Jr.; director, John Sturges; screenplay, Charles Bennett; music, Hans J. Salter; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Aaron Stell. Cast: Susan Peters, Alexander Knox, Phyllis Thaxter, Peggy Ann Garner, Ron Randell. © Columbia Pictures Corp.; 4Mar48; LP1486.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, country, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q7764168 ↗