Sign of the Ram (1948)
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Susan Peters, a fine actress of the 1940s whose career was curtailed by an accident which left her wheelchair-bound, utilizes her handicap to her advantage in Sign of the Ram. Peters plays an invalid wife and mother who exercises dictatorial control over all around her. Peters' loved ones are… More Susan Peters, a fine actress of the 1940s whose career was curtailed by an accident which left her wheelchair-bound, utilizes her handicap to her advantage in Sign of the Ram. Peters plays an invalid wife and mother who exercises dictatorial control over all around her. Peters' loved ones are willing to forgive her nastiness due to her condition--a fact that she realizes fully and exploits to the utmost. Eventually her atrocious behavior leaves Peters alone and friendless, but even in her darkest moments she insists upon being a "control freak" and engineers her own spectacular death. Far more tasteful than it sounds, Sign of the Ram was a worthwhile valedictory vehicle for Susan Peters, who died a few years after the film's release. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sturges
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The static set and the lack of action made The Sign of the Ram seem more like a play.
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Cast
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Susan Peters
as Leah St. Aubyn
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Alexander Knox
as Mallory St. Aubyn
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Phyllis Thaxter
as Sherida Binyon
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Peggy Ann Garner
as Christine St. Aubyn
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Ron Randell
as Dr. Simon Crowdy
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Dame May Whitty
as Clara Brastock
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Allene Roberts
as Jane St. Aubyn
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Ross Ford
as Logan St. Aubyn
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Diana Douglas
as Catherine Woolton
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Paul Scardon
as Perowen
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Gerald Hamer
as Rev. Woolton
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Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Woolton
