The Villiers Diamond
Appearance
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Directed by | Bernard Mainwaring |
Screenplay by | Ernest Dudley David Evans |
Story by | F. Wyndham Mallock |
Produced by | John Findlay |
Starring | Edward Ashley Evelyn Ankers Frank Birch |
Cinematography | Stanley Grant |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Villiers Diamond is a 1938 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Edward Ashley, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Birch.[1] The screenplay concerns a man who is threatened with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen diamond.
Cast
[edit]- Edward Ashley as Captain Dawson
- Evelyn Ankers as Joan Raymond
- Frank Birch as Silas Wade
- Liam Gaffney as Alan O'Connel
- Leslie Harcourt as Henry Barker
- Julie Suedo as Mrs Forbes
- Sybil Brooke as Miss Waring
- Bill Shine as Joe
- Margaret Davidge as Mrs. Benson
- Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mlle. Dulac
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide dismissed it as "A vapid crime story."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The VILLIERS DIAMOND (1938)". 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.
- ^ "The Villiers Diamond | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
External links
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