Sapphire (1959) | |
| Director(s) | Basil Dearden |
| Producer(s) | Michael Relph, Earl St. John (executive) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
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Sapphire (1959) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Basil Dearden and produced by Michael Relph and Earl St. John.
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A sapphire satin doll
By carole_and_co on Mar 25, 2020 From Carole & Co.It's difficult not to think of Venus or some other goddess when seeing this Carole Lombard still, Paramount p1202-1401. (Must be that half-shell background.) We get the lowdown on this late 1936 portrait from the back:Can't read it well? Here's a larger version:To borrow a moviemaking term, that's a... Read full article
Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars (1938, Ford Beebe and Robert F. Hill), Chapter 8: The Black Sapphire of Kalu
By Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 12, 2018 From The Stop ButtonPoor Flash (Buster Crabbe) and Dale (Jean Rogers), every time it seems like they might actually get a chance to lock lips, something happens. This time it?s Frank Shannon calling attention to Donald Kerr being injured. Flash being Flash, Crabbe has to attend to Kerr, not passionately reunite with Ro... Read full article
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Superintendent Robert Hazard: Well, I suppose you're right. Just the same as we wouldn't have old ladies being clobblered by hooligans if there weren't any old ladies. So what do you do? Get rid of the hooligans or the people they bash?
[a beat]
Superintendent Robert Hazard: Look Phil, given the right atmosphere you can organize riots against anyone - Jews, Catholics, Negroes, Irish - even policemen with big feet.
[Learoyd snickers]
Mrs. Harris: Oh David, whatever made you get mixed up with a colored girl?
[David rises]
David Harris: I didn't know.
Ted Harris: When did you know?
David Harris: Last week. By then I didn't care.
Mildred: That's what she banked on.
Dr. Robbins: There's no assurance for me and my kind, Superintendent. I've been black for 38 years, I know. She may have looked white, but Sapphire was colored.
Superintendent Robert Hazard: Your sister was murdered. We'll find out who killed her.
Dr. Robbins: I'm sure that is your intention.
Superintendent Robert Hazard: It is my intention. It's also my job.
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