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
Desmond Llewelyn
as Police Constable
Bernard Miles
as Ted Harris
Gordon Heath
as Paul Slade
Peter Vaughan
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Lloyd Reckord
as Pianist in International Club
Boscoe Holder
as Dancer in Nightclub
Freda Bamford
as Sgt. Cook
Lucy Griffiths
as Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady
Philip Ray
as Mr. Young
John Richardson
as Student
Yvonne Mitchell
as Mildred
Fenella Fielding
as Lingerie Shop Manageress
Dorothy Gordon
as Lily
Vanda Hudson
as Girl at Tulip Club
Dolores Mantez
as Student (International Club)
Susan Stranks
as Student
Rupert Davies
as Ferris
Thomas Baptiste
as Man on the Street
Basil Dignam
as Doctor Burgess
Philip Lowrie
as Student
Richard Vernon
as Doctor at Crime Scene
Michael Craig
as Inspector Phil Learoyd
Harry Baird
as Johnnie Fiddle
Paul Massie
as David Harris
Olga Lindo
as Mrs. Harris
Barbara Steele
as Student
Orlando Martins
as Barman
Grace Arnold
as Sapphire's Landlady
Nora Gordon
as Newsagent's Wife
Dan Jackson
as Nightclub Owner
Nigel Patrick
as Superintendent Robert Hazard
Yvonne Buckingham
as Sapphire Robbins
Victor Brooks
as Police Sgt.
Christopher Witty
as Boy
Earl Cameron
as Dr. Robbins
