Movie

Sapphire

Released: November 2, 1959 (1959)

Runtime: 92 minutes

Genres: 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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Olga Lindo as Mrs. Harris
Age at release: 60
Bernard Miles as Ted Harris
Age at release: 52
Nigel Patrick as Superintendent Robert Hazard
Age at release: 46
Yvonne Mitchell as Mildred
Age at release: 44
Earl Cameron as Dr. Robbins
Age at release: 42
Gordon Heath as Paul Slade
Age at release: 41
Peter Vaughan as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
Michael Craig as Inspector Phil Learoyd
Age at release: 30
Paul Massie as David Harris
Age at release: 27
Barbara Steele as Student
Age at release: 21

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Grace Arnold as Sapphire's Landlady
Age at release: 65
Nora Gordon as Newsagent's Wife
Age at release: 65
Orlando Martins as Barman
Age at release: 59
Basil Dignam as Doctor Burgess
Age at release: 54
Robert Adams as Horace Big Cigar
Age at release: 53
Freda Bamford as Sgt. Cook
Age at release: 50
Desmond Llewelyn as Police Constable
Age at release: 45
Rupert Davies as Ferris
Age at release: 43
Victor Brooks as Police Sgt.
Age at release: 40
Lucy Griffiths as Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady
Age at release: 40
Dorothy Gordon as Lily
Age at release: 35
Dan Jackson as Nightclub Owner
Age at release: 34
Fenella Fielding as Lingerie Shop Manageress
Age at release: 31
Thomas Baptiste as Man on the Street
Age at release: 30
Harry Baird as Johnnie Fiddle
Age at release: 28
Philip Lowrie as Student
Age at release: 23
Vanda Hudson as Girl at Tulip Club
Age at release: 22
Yvonne Buckingham as Sapphire Robbins
Age at release: Unknown
Jocelyn Britton as Patsy
Age at release: Unknown
Susan Stranks as Student
Age at release: Unknown