The Diamond Foundation (1917)

Original title

Die Diamantenstiftung

Directed by

Johannes Guter

Genre

silent film, crime film

Country

German Empire

Runtime

1h 04m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a crime involving a diamond foundation. The story follows his efforts to solve the case in a silent era setting.

mysteriousintriguingold-fashionedquietsuspensefulbriskgritty

What happens

The Diamond Foundation (German: Die Diamantenstiftung) is a 1917 German silent crime film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Ernst Reicher, Marija Leiko and Frida Richard. It was one of a long series of films featuring the detective Stuart Webbs. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in December 1917. The film's sets were designed by the future director Manfred Noa. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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