Life for Ruth

Life for Ruth

93 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 1962

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.

Life for Ruth

93 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 1962

Life for Ruth
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Allied Film Makers
Original title Life for Ruth
Directors Basil Dearden
Writers James McCormick, Janet Green

Cast

Michael Craig

as John Harris

Patrick McGoohan

as Dr Brown

Janet Munro

as Pat Harris

Paul Rogers

as Hart Jacobs

Malcolm Keen

as Mr Harris Sr

Megs Jenkins

as Mrs Gordon

Michael Bryant

as John's Counsel

Leslie Sands

as Clyde

Norman Wooland

as Counsel for the Crown

John Barrie

as Mr Gordon

Walter Hudd

as Judge

Michael Aldridge

as Harvard

Basil Dignam

as Mapleton

Maureen Pryor

as Teddy's Mother

Kenneth J. Warren

as Sergeant Finley

Ellen McIntosh

as Duty Sister

Frank Finlay

as Teddy's Father

John Welsh

as Marshall

Freddy Ramsey

as Teddy

Lynn Taylor

as Ruth

Brian Wilde

as Newspaper Photographer