Sapphire

Sapphire

92 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 2, 1959

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.

Sapphire

92 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 2, 1959

Sapphire
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers The Rank Organisation, Artna Films Ltd.
Original title Sapphire
Directors Tilly Day, David W. Orton, Basil Dearden
Writers Janet Green

Cast

Nigel Patrick

as Superintendent Robert Hazard

Michael Craig

as Inspector Phil Learoyd

Yvonne Mitchell

as Mildred

Paul Massie

as David Harris

Bernard Miles

as Ted Harris

Olga Lindo

as Mrs. Harris

Earl Cameron

as Dr. Robbins

Gordon Heath

as Paul Slade

Barbara Steele

as Student

Peter Vaughan

as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

Yvonne Buckingham

as Sapphire Robbins

Jocelyn Britton

as Patsy

Robert Adams

as Horace Big Cigar

Desmond Llewelyn

as Police Constable

Fenella Fielding

as Lingerie Shop Manageress

Susan Stranks

as Student

Freda Bamford

as Sgt. Cook

Rupert Davies

as Ferris

Orlando Martins

as Barman

Harry Baird

as Johnnie Fiddle

Grace Arnold

as Sapphire's Landlady

Thomas Baptiste

as Man on the Street

Victor Brooks

as Police Sgt.

Basil Dignam

as Doctor Burgess

Dorothy Gordon

as Lily

Nora Gordon

as Newsagent's Wife

Lucy Griffiths

as Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady

Vanda Hudson

as Girl at Tulip Club

Dan Jackson

as Nightclub Owner

Philip Lowrie

as Student

Bartlett Mullins

as Newsagent

Philip Ray

as Mr. Young

Lloyd Reckord

as Pianist in International Club

John Richardson

as Student

Richard Vernon

as Doctor at Crime Scene

Dolores Mantez

as Student (International Club)

Anthony Singleton

as Bit Part

Geremy Phillips

as Youth

Joan Hooley

as Woman in Street

Boscoe Holder

as Dancer in Nightclub

George Curtis

as Police Constable