Summary
Adventure in Diamonds is an American crime film first released in 1940,
directed by George Fitzmaurice.
The film stars George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder, Nigel Bruce and Elizabeth Patterson.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: George Fitzmaurice
- Script: Frank O’Connor, Leonard Lee, Franz Schulz
- Photo: Charles Lang
- Music: George Antheil, Charles Bradshaw, Sigmund Krumgold, John Leipold, Leo Shuken
- Cast: George Brent (Capt. Stephen Dennett), Isa Miranda (Felice Falcon), John Loder (Michael Barclay), Nigel Bruce (Col. J.W. Lansfield), Elizabeth Patterson (Nellie), Matthew Boulton (Lloyd), Rex Evans (Jimmy), Cecil Kellaway (Emerson), Walter Kingsford (Wakefield), Ernest Truex (Toutasche), Ralph Forbes (Mr. Perrins), Genia Nikolaieva (Mrs. Perrins), Charles Irwin (Nelson), E.E. Clive (Mr. MacPherson), Vera Lewis (Mrs. MacPherson), Edward Gargan (Lou), David Clyde (Bartender), Norman Ainsley (Second Immigration Officer), Jimmy Aubrey (Waiter), Ambrose Barker (Customs Officer), Guy Bellis (First Immigration Officer), Charles Bennett (Cockney Sailor), George Calliga (French Sailor), Rex Downing (Buttons), Bess Flowers (Gardens Club Patron), Douglas Gordon (Steward), Roger Gray (Sergeant at Airport), William Haade (Tatooed American Sailor), Bobby Hale (Batman), Sam Harris (Bill), Keith Hitchcock (Doorman), Jack Lee (Tailor), Anthony Marsh (Cadet), Louis Mercier (French Sailor), Edmund Mortimer (Gardens Club Patron), Susan Paley (Undetermined Role), Hi Roberts (Bellboy), Wilfred Roberts (Man), Gerald Rogers (Steamship Clerk), Larry Steers (Nightclub Patron), Harry Stubbs (Stout Man on Boat), David Thursby (First English Sailor), Janet Waldo (Telephone Operator), John Ward (Second English Saiilor), Carleton Young (Sailor)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 76 min; B&W
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