The Diamond Foundation

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The Diamond Foundation
Directed by Johannes Guter
Produced byErnst Reicher
Starring
Production
company
Stuart Webbs-Film
Release date
  • December 1917 (1917-12)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

The Diamond Foundation (German: Die Diamantenstiftung) is a 1917 German silent crime film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Ernst Reicher, Marija Leiko and Frida Richard. [1] It was one of a long series of films featuring the detective Stuart Webbs. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in December 1917.

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The film's sets were designed by the future director Manfred Noa. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin.

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References

  1. Hanisch p.349

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