Drama · United States of America · 1928 · 1h 10m

Diamond Handcuffs

Diamond Handcuffs poster
Director
John P. McCarthy
Cast
Eleanor Boardman as Tillie Lawrence Gray as Larry Sam Hardy as Spike Gwen Lee as Cecile Lena Malena as Musa Conrad Nagel as John
Crew
Henry Sharp — Director of Photography Sam Zimbalist — Editor Willis Goldbeck — Writer Bradley King — Writer David Cox — Costume Design
Synopsis

In South Africa, a worker in a diamond mine is sentenced to death for stealing a huge diamond he found in the mine. Before he dies he passes the stone to a local girl, Musa. Known as the "Shah" diamond, it eventually winds up in New York City. Complications ensue, involving a wealthy society matron, her jealous husband, a gang of vicious jewel thieves and a brutal gangster who owns a nightclub. A lost film.

Mood & Themes
diamondgangsterlost film
Key Collaborators
John P. McCarthy Director Henry Sharp Director of Photography Sam Zimbalist Editor Willis Goldbeck Writer Bradley King Writer David Cox Costume Design
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