Diamond Handcuffs (1928)

10.0/10 70 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Eleanor Boardman

Tillie

Lawrence Gray

Larry

Sam Hardy

Spike

Gwen Lee

Cecile

Lena Malena

Musa

Conrad Nagel

John

John Roche

Jerry Fontaine

Charles Stevens

Niambo

Onest Conley

Native Dancer (uncredited)

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