The Diamond Man

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The Diamond Man is a 1924 British crime film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Arthur Wontner, Mary Odette and Reginald Fox. [1] It was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. The movie is silent and black and white. [2] Distributed by Butcher's film service, script written by Eliot Stannard, and produced by I.B. Davidson Film Company. [3]

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The Diamond Man is about an orphan who takes the blame for her sister's crime, and later reveals her boss as her evil husband.

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  1. "The Diamond Man (1924) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. "The Diamond Man (1924)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. "The Diamond Man (1924) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2016.