Diamond Handcuffs

May 5, 1928

1h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

In South Africa, a worker in a diamond mine is sentenced to death for stealing a huge diamond he found in the mine. Before he dies he passes the stone to a local girl, Musa. Known as the "Shah" diamond, it eventually winds up in New York City. Complications ensue, involving a wealthy society matron, her jealous husband, a gang of vicious jewel thieves and a brutal gangster who owns a nightclub. A lost film.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cosmopolitan Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Diamond Handcuffs Trailers

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Cast

Tillie

Eleanor Boardman

Larry

Lawrence Gray

Spike

Sam Hardy

Cecile

Gwen Lee

Musa

Lena Malena

John

Conrad Nagel

Jerry Fontaine

John Roche

Niambo

Charles Stevens

Native Dancer (uncredited)

Onest Conley

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