The Sign of the Cross
“A picture which will proudly lead all the entertainments the world has ever seen”
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
Genres
Drama, History
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Sign of the Cross performed
Budget
$694,065
Worldwide Gross
$2.7M
Gross Profit
$2.0M
Return
3.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$394K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome
Fredric March
Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome
Mercia
Elissa Landi
Mercia
Empress Poppaea
Claudette Colbert
Empress Poppaea
Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar
Charles Laughton
Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar
Tigellinus
Ian Keith
Tigellinus
Titus
Arthur Hohl
Titus
Favius Fontelas
Harry Beresford
Favius Fontelas
Stephan
Tommy Conlon
Stephan
Glabrio
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Glabrio
Dacia
Vivian Tobin
Dacia
Licinius
William V. Mong
Licinius
Ancaria
Joyzelle Joyner
Ancaria
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