Cretinous Christian Scientist (Michael Craig) lets his daughter die because he doesn't believe in blood transfusions. His wife (Janet Munro) wants to save her but they let him murder her. The doctor (Patrick McGoohan) was going to do the transfusion anyway but the guy in charge of the hospital stops him.
"She CAN'T be," the Christian Scientist says confusedly when told she's dead.
The doctor wisely gets him prosecuted for manslaughter. You could do that in Britain apparently, hire a solicitor to have a guy prosecuted.
Set in the UK when the place was finally starting to claw its way out of post-war poverty. The place looked a lot better than in more recent movies.
Well-made but a bit mealy mouthed. It showed both sides, why we should be open-minded about a callous simpleton murdering his daughter although it did tend to side with the doctor.
Free on Movie Vault and YouTube.
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