Diamond Handcuffs (1928)
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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.
- Release date
- May 5, 1928
- Country of origin
- United States
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
- John Roche as Jerry Fontaine
- Charles Stevens as Niambo
- Onest Conley as Native Dancer
Crew
- John P. McCarthy · Director
- Joseph Farnham · Writer
- Willis Goldbeck · Writer
- Bradley King · Writer
- Henry C. Vance · Writer
- Henry Sharp · Cinematographer
- Sam Zimbalist · Editor