Call of the Blood (1948 film)

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. 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.