Sapphire
Sapphire
Release: 1959-11-02
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 7.0
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Artna Films Ltd.
The Rank Organisation
Cast
Olga Lindo
as Mrs. Harris
Peter Vaughan
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Yvonne Buckingham
as Sapphire Robbins
Susan Stranks
as Student
Grace Arnold
as Sapphire's Landlady
Earl Cameron
as Dr. Robbins
Gordon Heath
as Paul Slade
Rupert Davies
as Ferris
Basil Dignam
as Doctor Burgess
Lucy Griffiths
as Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady
Philip Ray
as Mr. Young
Barbara Steele
as Student
Harry Baird
as Johnnie Fiddle
Michael Craig
as Inspector Phil Learoyd
Dorothy Gordon
as Lily
Dan Jackson
as Nightclub Owner
Philip Lowrie
as Student
Lloyd Reckord
as Pianist in International Club
Nigel Patrick
as Superintendent Robert Hazard
Desmond Llewelyn
as Police Constable
Fenella Fielding
as Lingerie Shop Manageress
Richard Vernon
as Doctor at Crime Scene
Freda Bamford
as Sgt. Cook
Orlando Martins
as Barman
Victor Brooks
as Police Sgt.
Boscoe Holder
as Dancer in Nightclub
Yvonne Mitchell
as Mildred
Paul Massie
as David Harris
Bernard Miles
as Ted Harris
John Richardson
as Student
Dolores Mantez
as Student (International Club)
Thomas Baptiste
as Man on the Street
Nora Gordon
as Newsagent's Wife
Vanda Hudson
as Girl at Tulip Club
