actor

Life for Ruth

62 %|Sep 6, 1962|Drama

John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for a blood transfusion that would have saved her life. Doctor Brown is determined to seek justice for what he sees as the needless death of a young girl.

Featured Crew

Basil Dearden
Director
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Janet Green
Writer
James McCormick
Writer
William Alwyn
Music
John D. Guthridge
Editor
Diana Hawkins
Publicist
Michael Relph
Producer

Cast

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Michael Craig
John Harris
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Janet Munro
Pat Harris
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Paul Rogers
Hart Jacobs
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Malcolm Keen
Mr Harris Sr
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Megs Jenkins
Mrs Gordon
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Michael Bryant
John's Counsel
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Norman Wooland
Counsel for the Crown
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John Barrie
Mr Gordon
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Basil Dignam
Mapleton
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Frank Finlay
Teddy's Father
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Maureen Pryor
Teddy's Mother
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Kenneth J. Warren
Sergeant Finley
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Ellen McIntosh
Duty Sister
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John Welsh
Marshall
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Brian Wilde
Newspaper Photographer
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Charles Simon
Custody Sergeant
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Frank Gatliff
Barrister
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Alastair Hunter
Jury Foreman