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Sapphire( 1959)

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The sensational story of a girl who didn't belong.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nigel Patrick

      Superintendent Robert Hazard

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      Michael Craig

      Inspector Phil Learoyd

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      Yvonne Mitchell

      Mildred

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      Paul Massie

      David Harris

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      Bernard Miles

      Ted Harris

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      Olga Lindo

      Mrs. Harris

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      Earl Cameron

      Dr. Robbins

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      Gordon Heath

      Paul Slade

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      Barbara Steele

      Student

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      Peter Vaughan

      Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

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      Yvonne Buckingham

      Sapphire Robbins

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      Jocelyn Britton

      Patsy

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      Robert Adams

      Horace Big Cigar

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      Desmond Llewelyn

      Police Constable

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      Fenella Fielding

      Lingerie Shop Manageress

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      Susan Stranks

      Student

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      Freda Bamford

      Sgt. Cook

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      Rupert Davies

      Ferris

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      Orlando Martins

      Barman

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      Harry Baird

      Johnnie Fiddle

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      Grace Arnold

      Sapphire's Landlady

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      Thomas Baptiste

      Man on the Street

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      Victor Brooks

      Police Sgt.

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      Basil Dignam

      Doctor Burgess

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      Dorothy Gordon

      Lily

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      Nora Gordon

      Newsagent's Wife

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      Lucy Griffiths

      Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady

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      Vanda Hudson

      Girl at Tulip Club

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      Dan Jackson

      Nightclub Owner

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      Philip Lowrie

      Student

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      Bartlett Mullins

      Newsagent

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      Philip Ray

      Mr. Young

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      Lloyd Reckord

      Pianist in International Club

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      John Richardson

      Student

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      Richard Vernon

      Doctor at Crime Scene

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      Christopher Witty

      Boy

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      Dolores Mantez

      Student (International Club)

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      Anthony Singleton

      Bit Part

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      Geremy Phillips

      Youth

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      Joan Hooley

      Woman in Street

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      Boscoe Holder

      Dancer in Nightclub

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      George Curtis

      Police Constable

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Nov 13 2022
    When the eponymous girl is found murdered, it falls to "Supt. Hazard" (Nigel Patrick) and his sidekick "Learoyd" (Michael Craig) to get to the bottom of things. There seems a genuine sense of shock amongst her friends, her landlady and her fiancée "David" (Paul Massie) and his family but when her brother, a doctor, arrives the whole investigation takes on an whole new complexion. What now ensues in a rather unsophisticated police drama, admittedly, but the social and racial aspects of life in London in the late 1950s are writ large - a poignant and frankly rather shameful indictment of attitude...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • police
    • scotland yard
    • intrigue
    • murder investigation
    • racial prejudice
    • mixed race
    • police procedural
    • metropolitan police
    • passing for white