Underplayed Gems

The Moonstone (1934)

The Moonstone poster
Directed by
Reginald Barker
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 02m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A valuable diamond known as the Moonstone is stolen from an English country house. A detective investigates the household guests and servants to solve the crime.

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What happens

The Moonstone is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Reginald Barker and starring David Manners, Phyllis Barry, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Jameson Thomas. It is an adaptation of the 1868 novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. The film retains the book's British location, but uses a contemporary 1930s setting rather than the Victorian era of the original. It is one of three film versions of the novel, which include silent versions in 1915 and 1909, although a number of television and radio adaptations have been made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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