Sidney Poitier and Shelley Winters in "A Patch of Blue"

This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss Sidney Poitier's highest-grossing film, A Patch of Blue (1965), in which Poitier stars as a man who befriends a young, blind white woman played by Elizabeth Hartman. They discuss Poitier's storied career, the film's complex treatment of race and disability, Hollywood in the 1960s, and much more.

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Links

“'A PATCH OF BLUE' DRAWS IN SOUTH; Movie Makers Find Signs of Changing Atmosphere,” Vincent Canby, The New York Times

“Guess Who’s Coming To Solve Your Murder,” Mark Harris, Slate

Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood, Mark Harris