After wife number one dies, Leah ( Susan Peters) becomes wife number two to Mallory (Alexander Knox). Sherida (Phyllis Thaxter) comes to work for them as a secretary, and the camera shows us that the husband has already given a flower to the new secretary... May Whitty is the nosy next door neighbor, who will clearly play some important role later. Leah is a very controlling person, even though she is in a wheelchair, and wants to keep all family members close, even when they want to get married and move away. some head games are being played here... Leah has so many unspoken issues, and the daughter Christine does as well. when they argue, we see stormy waves and swells crashing against the rocks of the light-house where they live. Many similarities to Queen Bee and Harriet Craig (Joan Crawford! ) .. they were both made AFTER this, but were also made by Columbia Pictures. it's good. all that meddling can't end well! can the family stop things from getting out of hand? directed by John Sturges; no oscars, but made a couple really big films in the 1950s and 1960s. Susan Peters' own personal life had its ups and downs.
Review of The Sign of the Ram
