The Peterville Diamond

The Peterville Diamond is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Anne Crawford, Donald Stewart and Renee Houston.[2] It is also known by the alternative title Jewel Robbery.[3] - from the 1931 play of the same title; previously filmed in Hollywood in 1932.[4]

The Peterville Diamond
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Directed byWalter Forde
Produced byMax Milner
Written byGordon Wellesley
Brock Williams
Based onplay Jewel Robbery by Ladislas Fodor[1]
StarringAnne Crawford
Donald Stewart
Renee Houston
Oliver Wakefield
Music byJack Beaver
CinematographyBasil Emmott
Edited byTerence Fisher
Production
company
Warner Brothers
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • 11 January 1943 (1943-01-11) (UK)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

A thief tries to steal a diamond from the wife of a wealthy businessman, at her suggestion in an effort to get her husband to pay her more attention.[3]

Cast

Production

Ladislas Fodor's play was adapted for the screen by Gordon Wellesley and Brock Williams. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The film's sets were by the resident art director Norman Arnold.[3]

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "An enjoyable light comedy with some witty repartee."[5] while Allmovie thought it "Not a great film," however "still a much, much better film than one would expect from something which was filmed merely as a 'quota quickie.'"[6]

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See also

References
  1. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
  2. "The Peterville Diamond (1942) - Walter Forde - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. "The Peterville Diamond (1942)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  4. Conley, Timothy K. (4 January 2016). "Screening Vienna: The City of Dreams in English-Language Cinema and Television". Cambria Press – via Google Books.
  5. "The Peterville Diamond - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  6. "The Peterville Diamond (1942) - Walter Forde - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie.

Bibliography
  • Hutchings, Peter. Terence Fisher. Manchester University Press, 2001.

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