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The Peterville Diamond
The Peterville Diamond
	Spanish poster
Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Gordon Wellesley ; Brock Williams
Produced by	Max Milner
Starring	Anne Crawford ; Donald Stewart ; Renee Houston ; Oliver Wakefield
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Edited by	Terence Fisher
Music by	Jack Beaver
Production; company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	11 January 1943 (UK);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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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 play of the same title; previously filmed in Hollywood in 1932.^[4]

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

Anne Crawford as Teri Mortimer
Donald Stewart as Charles Mortimer
Renee Houston as Lady Margaret
Oliver Wakefield as Baron Redburn
Charles Heslop as Dilfallow
William Hartnell as Joseph
Felix Aylmer as President
Charles Victor as Dan
Joss Ambler as Police Chief
Paul Sheridan as Luis
Jeremy Hawk as Pierre
Julian Somers as Andre
Rosamund Greenwood as Miss Geach
Billy Holland as First Detective Inspector
Noel Dainton as Second Detective Inspector
Leo de Pokorny as Receptionist

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]

References

^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
^ "The Peterville Diamond (1942) - Walter Forde - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Peterville Diamond (1942)".
^ Conley, Timothy K. (4 January 2016). "Screening Vienna: The City of Dreams in English-Language Cinema and Television". Cambria Press – via Google Books.
^ "The Peterville Diamond - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
^ "The Peterville Diamond (1942) - Walter Forde - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie.

Bibliography

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

External links

The Peterville Diamond at IMDb

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[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.

[bfi-3] "The Peterville Diamond (1942)".

[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.

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