Adventure in Diamonds (1940)

Directed by

George Fitzmaurice

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a scheme involving stolen diamonds and a mysterious woman. He must navigate betrayal and danger to survive.

understatedtensesuspensefulstylishclassic hollywoodintriguequick paced

What happens

Adventure in Diamonds is a 1940 American crime film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder and Nigel Bruce. It was also released under the alternative title of Diamonds are Dangerous. Critics noted similarities in the plot with Desire (1936), produced by the same studio, which had starred Marlene Dietrich. Adventure in Diamonds was part of an attempt to position Miranda as a European star in the style of Dietrich and Greta Garbo. It was the second of two Hollywood films in which Miranda appeared before returning to her native Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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