The Peterville Diamond

The Peterville Diamond
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Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Ladislas Fodor (play) 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	1942
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

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.

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

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.

See also

• Jewel Robbery (1932)

Bibliography

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

External links

The Peterville Diamond at IMDb