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The Empire of Diamonds (1920)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Léonce Perret

Synopsis

Shot on location in Paris, Monte Carlo and the Riviera with both American and French actors. When Matthew Versigny discovers that the jewels his diamond company has been buying are fake, he travels to Europe to track down the counterfeiter. With him are his sister, Marguerite and her sweetheart, Paul Bernac, who is an agent in the French Secret Service.

Actors

Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott
Matthew Versigny
Lucy Fox
Lucy Fox
Marguerite Versigny
Henry G. Sell
Henry G. Sell
Paul Bernac
Léon Mathot
Léon Mathot
Arthur Graves
Jacques Volnys
Jacques Volnys
Trazi d'Aricola
Laurent Morléas
Laurent Morléas
Andre Zarnoff
Fernand Mailly
Fernand Mailly
Baron de Lambri
Charles De Rochefort
Charles De Rochefort
Le juge
Marcel Lévesque
Marcel Lévesque
Pigeon
Louis Monfils
Louis Monfils
Ruth Hunter
Ruth Hunter
Esther Taylor

Crews

Léonce Perret
Léonce Perret
Director
Valentin Mandelstamm
Valentin Mandelstamm
Novel
Léonce Perret
Léonce Perret
Scenario Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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