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Emerald of the East (1929)

Emerald of the East poster
Directed by
Jean de Kuharski
Genre
adventure film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
26 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British adventurer travels to India seeking a valuable gem. He gets caught up in local conflicts and romantic entanglements.

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What happens

Emerald of the East is a 1929 British adventure film directed by and featuring Jean de Kuharski. It also starred Joshua Kean, Mary Odette and Lya Delvelez. It was based on a novel by Jerbanu Kothawala. It was one of a growing number of British films to be set in India during the era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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