Sapphire (1959)

Starring:

• Nigel Patrick
• Yvonne Mitchell
• Michael Craig
• Paul Massie
• Bernard Miles
• Olga Lindo
• Earl Cameron
• Gordon Heath
• Jocelyn Britton
• Harry Baird
• Orlando Martins

Storyline
A college student named Sapphire Robbins is murdered in London's Hampstead Heath. When police superintendent Robert Hazard discovers that the victim was a light-skinned black woman passing as white, it upends his initial assumptions. Hazard and his openly racist assistant explore the city's racially tense underground jazz scene as they interview suspects, including Sapphire's white fiancé.

Running Scared (1986)

Starring:

• Gregory Hines
• Billy Crystal
• Steven Bauer
• Darlanne Fluegel
• Joe Pantoliano
• Dan Hedaya
• Jon Gries
• Tracy Reed
• Jimmy Smits

Storyline

Ray and Danny (Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal) are two Chicago police detectives hot on the trail of drug kingpin Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits). They manage to nab the drug lord, but the bust is messy, and the two are suspended. While vacationing in Key West, Fla., they decide to retire from the police force and open up a bar. But when they return to Chicago and find out that Gonzales has been released on bail, they vow not to quit the force until the dangerous dealer is behind bars for good.