Diamond Handcuffs
Cast & Crew
John Mccarthy Jr.
Lena Malena
Charles Stevens
Lena Malena
Conrad Nagel
Gwen Lee
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Synopsis
Three stories dealing with the pursuit of a diamond that brings only misfortune to its owner: I. In South Africa, a mine worker loses his life for stealing a diamond he has found. Before he dies, he gives the stone to Musa, a local girl. II. The gem becomes known as the Shah diamond and ends up in a New York City jewelry store window, where Cecile, an upper-class matron, admires it. Her husband leaves her when he discovers that Jerry, a family friend, has given Cecile the diamond, under the pretense that it is a glass trinket. Musa, now Cecile's maid, is again the recipient of the gem. III. The diamond is stolen by a gang of thieves. Tillie, the roughly-treated "woman" of Spike, café owner and gangster, admires the diamond. Larry, who really loves her, secretly gives her money to go to a sanitarium in order to cure her lung disease. Instead, Tillie uses the money to buy the diamond. That night, Spike is killed when police raid his café, and a black dancer named Musa dies from a bullet wound she receives while trying to retrieve the diamond. Tillie accepts a modest diamond from Larry and becomes his wife.
Director
John Mccarthy Jr.
Cast
Lena Malena
Charles Stevens
Lena Malena
Conrad Nagel
Gwen Lee
John Roche
Lena Malena
Eleanor Boardman
Lawrence Gray
Sam Hardy
Crew
Film Details
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