Saturday, June 14, 2025

Movie review - "Sapphire" (1959) *** (warning: spoilers)

 Procedural which was a hit - helped by colour photography and a racy angle, the death of a girl who turns out to be black. This shows the power of a who dunnit - even when you're annoyed by the smug police (Nigel Patrick deserves a slap as does Michael Patrick) and the varying quality of the acting, you wonder whodunnit.

And the world is so new and different - jazz clubs, black doctors, all that.

Yvonne Mitchell's fame indicates she'll have a big role. Earl Cameron has wonderful gravitas. 

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