The Jack of Diamonds (1949)
- Directed by
- Vernon Sewell
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An ex-soldier convinces yacht owners to help him retrieve a chest of jewels he hid in France during World War II. The group sets out on a sea treasure hunt.
breezylightheartednostalgicmildoptimisticslightly datedstraightforwardadventurous
What happens
The Jack of Diamonds is a 1949 British adventure film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond and Joan Carroll. Its plot follows an ex-soldier who persuades some yacht owners to help recover a treasure chest of jewels he hid off the French coast in 1940 during the Second World War. It once was considered a lost film, but is now available through various private collectors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Bomba on Panther Island (1949)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.