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The Sins of Rosanne (1920)

Revealing the double life of a girl who sold her soul for diamonds. Laid in the famous jewel fields. Athrill with villany, secrecy, love and the mystic spell of Oriental sorceries.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : Tom Forman

Synopsis

Roseanne (Ethel Clayton) has grown up near some diamond mines in South Africa. As a child, she became ill and a Malay nurse, Rachel Bangat (Fontaine La Rue) promised to cure her. That she did, but she also worked some voodoo on the child, who, as a grown up now displays a powerful desire for diamonds and the ability to throw evil curses on those who displease her.

Actors

Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
Roseanne Ozanne
Jack Holt
Jack Holt
Sir Dennis Harlenden
Fontaine La Rue
Fontaine La Rue
Rachel Bangat
Mabel Van Buren
Mabel Van Buren
Mrs. Ozanne
Fred Malatesta
Fred Malatesta
Syke Ravenal
Grace Morse
Grace Morse
Kitty Drummond
Dorothy Messenger
Dorothy Messenger
Precious Drummond
James Smith
James Smith
Hlangeli
Guy Oliver
Guy Oliver
Hlangeli's Father
Clarence Geldart
Clarence Geldart
Leonard (as C.H. Geldart)

Crews

Cynthia Stockley
Cynthia Stockley
Story
Mary H. O'Connor
Mary H. O'Connor
Writer
Tom Forman
Tom Forman
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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