Queen o'Diamonds

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Queen o'Diamonds
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Still with Evelyn Brent and Theodore von Eltz
Directed by Chester Withey
Written by Fred Myton
Starring
Cinematography Roy H. Klaffki
Production
company
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • January 24, 1926 (1926-01-24)
Running time
60 min.
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Queen o'Diamonds is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Evelyn Brent, Elsa Lorimer, and Phillips Smalley. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] chorus girl Jerry Lyon resembles Jeanette Durant, a Broadway star whose husband is an international crook. Jerry, in love with struggling playwright Daniel Hammon, is induced to pose as Jeanette. She becomes involved in a series of wild adventures in which she innocently comes into possession of some stolen diamonds. She meets Ramsey, a theatrical producer, who agrees to star Jerry in Daniel's play, after she has brought the police in time to arrest a gang of desperate criminals.

Cast

References

  1. Munden p. 625
  2. Pardy, George T. (February 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Queen o'Diamonds", Motion Picture News, 33 (6), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 707, retrieved February 5, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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