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