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The Vandergilt Diamond Mystery (1936)

The Vandergilt Diamond Mystery poster
Directed by
Randall Faye
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A diamond goes missing and a group of people try to figure out who took it. This is a comedy from 1930s Britain where the jokes are simple and the mystery is not too serious.

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What happens

The Vandergilt Diamond Mystery is a 1936 British comedy crime film directed by Randall Faye and starring Betty Astell, Bruce Seton and Hilary Pritchard. It was written by Michael Crombie and Margaret Houghton, and was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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