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'''''The Peterville Diamond''''' is a 1942 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Walter Forde]] and starring [[Anne Crawford]], [[Donald Stewart (actor)|Donald Stewart]] and [[Renee Houston]]. It is also known by the [[alternative title]] '''''Jewel Robbery'''''.
'''''The Peterville Diamond''''' is a 1942 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Walter Forde]] and starring [[Anne Crawford]], [[Donald Stewart (actor)|Donald Stewart]] and [[Renee Houston]].<ref>https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-peterville-diamond-v132390</ref> It is also known by the [[alternative title]] '''''Jewel Robbery'''''.<ref name=bfi/>


==Premise==
==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.<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46267</ref>
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.<ref name=bfi>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46267</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "An enjoyable light comedy with some witty repartee."<ref>https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-peterville-diamond/review/109102/</ref>
''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "An enjoyable light comedy with some witty repartee."<ref>https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-peterville-diamond/review/109102/</ref> 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.'"<ref>https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-peterville-diamond-v132390/review</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 11:39, 13 August 2018

The Peterville Diamond
Spanish poster
Directed byWalter Forde
Written byLadislas Fodor (play)
Gordon Wellesley
Brock Williams
Produced byMax Milner
StarringAnne Crawford
Donald Stewart
Renee Houston
Oliver Wakefield
CinematographyBasil Emmott
Edited byTerence Fisher
Music byJack Beaver
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
1942
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Peterville Diamond is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Anne Crawford, Donald Stewart and Renee Houston.[1] It is also known by the alternative title Jewel Robbery.[2]

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.[2]

Cast

Production

The film was based on a play by Ladislas Fodor and adapted by Gordon Wellesley. 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.

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "An enjoyable light comedy with some witty repartee."[3] 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.'"[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-peterville-diamond-v132390
  2. ^ a b http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46267
  3. ^ https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-peterville-diamond/review/109102/
  4. ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-peterville-diamond-v132390/review

Bibliography

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

The Peterville Diamond at IMDb


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