Life for Ruth (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.
- Date of release
- 1962-09-06
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Basil Dearden
Casting
- Michael Craig — John Harris
- Patrick McGoohan — Dr Brown
- Janet Munro — Pat Harris
- Paul Rogers — Hart Jacobs
- Malcolm Keen — Mr Harris Sr
- Megs Jenkins — Mrs Gordon
- Michael Bryant — John's Counsel
- Leslie Sands — Clyde
- Norman Wooland — Counsel for the Crown
- John Barrie — Mr Gordon
- Walter Hudd — Judge
- Michael Aldridge — Harvard
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