Call of the Blood (1948 film) explained

Call of the Blood
Director:	John Clements Ladislao Vajda
Producer:	Steven Pallos John Stafford
Starring:	John Clements Kay Hammond John Justin Hilton Edwards
Music:	Ludovico Lunghi
Cinematography:	Ubaldo Arata Wilkie Cooper
Editing:	Carmen Beliaeff
Studio:	British Lion F.I.A.I.
Distributor:	British Lion (UK)
Runtime:	88 minutes
Country:	Italy United Kingdom
Language:	English
Budget:	£66,295^[1]
Gross:	£45,713 (UK as at 30 June 1949)

Call of the Blood is a 1948 British-Italian drama film directed by John Clements and Ladislao Vajda and starring Clements, Kay Hammond and John Justin.^[2] In the Edwardian era a British family move to Sicily where the husband has an affair with a local woman. It was adapted from a 1906 novel of the same title by Robert Hichens. The film's sets were designed by art director Maurice Fowler. Elizabeth Haffenden worked as costume designer.

Cast

• John Clements as Julius Ikon
• Kay Hammond as Doctor Anne Lester
• John Justin as David Erskine
• Hilton Edwards as Doctor Robert Blake
• Robert Rietti as Gaspare
• Carlo Ninchi as Salvatore
• Lea Padovani as Maddelena
• Jelo Filippo as Sebastiono
• H.G. Stoker as Uncle Ben
• Keith Pyott as Doctor Sabatier
• Marcesa Faciacani as Lucretia

Reception

As of 30 June 1949 the film earned £45,713 in the UK of which £33,401 went to the producer.^[1]

See also

• The Call of the Blood (1920)

Bibliography

• Harper, Sue. Picturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film. British Film Institute, 1994.

Notes and References

1. Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 354
2. Web site: The Call of the Blood (1948). https://web.archive.org/web/20090116223225/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/28550. dead. 2009-01-16.