Versatile director roy baker tackles the question of racial bias in this effective drama'. '.strtoupper('j')acko palmer john mills is a dedicated, talented union leader who manages to mediate an upheaval over a black foreman at work and prevent a strike'. '.strtoupper('m')eanwhile, palmer's daughter kathie sylvia syms has fallen in love with a schoolteacher colleague of hers, peter lincoln who happens to be black'. '.strtoupper('t')he couple plan on marrying, and that creates havoc in the palmer home where kathie's mother throws a fit'. '.strtoupper('t')he full gamut of racial prejudices unfolds, while the father tries to reconcile his own feelings and root out any biases that lurk there'. '.strtoupper('n')ominated for bafta best british screenplay 1962 running time 93 minutes region all regions release date 5 sept'. '.strtoupper('2')011