Diamond Handcuffs
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Diamond Handcuffs

10.0 / 10 1928 1h 10mNR English
Drama

Storyline

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 & Crew

Eleanor Boardman

Eleanor Boardman

Tillie

Lead
Lawrence Gray

Lawrence Gray

Larry

Sam Hardy

Sam Hardy

Spike

Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee

Cecile

Lena Malena

Lena Malena

Musa

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

John

John Roche

John Roche

Jerry Fontaine

Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens

Niambo

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John P. McCarthy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Diamond Handcuffs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker