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The Sins of Rosanne
“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.”
7.0 / 10• 1920• 50m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ethel Clayton
Roseanne Ozanne
Lead
Jack Holt
Sir Dennis Harlenden
Fontaine La Rue
Rachel Bangat
Mabel Van Buren
Mrs. Ozanne
Fred Malatesta
Syke Ravenal
Grace Morse
Kitty Drummond
DM
Dorothy Messenger
Precious Drummond
Guy Oliver
Hlangeli's Father
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Forman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Sins of Rosanne is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
