The Diamond from the Sky
| The Diamond from the Sky | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by |
Jacques Jaccard William Desmond Taylor |
| Written by | Roy L. McCardell |
| Starring |
Lottie Pickford Irving Cummings William Russell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | American Film Manufacturing Company |
Release dates | May 3, 1915 |
Running time | U.S.:900 min (30 episodes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Diamond from the Sky is a 1915 silent era adventure motion picture serial starring Lottie Pickford, Irving Cummings, and William Russell, and directed by Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor.
It is considered to be a lost film.[1]
Plot
The prologue, in the serial's first episode, "A Heritage of Hate", depicts the finding of “The Diamond From the Sky” which later becomes the heirloom of the Stanley family, while the two reels of the first chapter show the intense rivalry between Colonel Arthur Stanley and Judge Lamar Stanley, Virginia aristocrats and descendants of Lord Arthur Stanley, two hundred years later.
When a girl is born to the young wife of Colonel Arthur Stanley, the latter, to retain an earldom and “The Diamond From the Sky,” buys a new born Gypsy baby boy and substitutes it for his own babe. Judge Lamar Stanley visits Colonel Arthur Stanley’s home to see the child just as Hagar, the gypsy woman, bursts into the room to demand her boy, and the colonel falls unconscious across the library table.
Cast
- Lottie Pickford as Esther Stanley, the Gypsy Heroine. The role was originally offered to her sister Mary Pickford.[2]
- Irving Cummings as Arthur Stanley II
- William Russell as Blair Stanley
- Charlotte Burton as Vivian Marston
- Eugenie Forde as Hagar Harding
- George Periolat as Luke Lovell
- Orral Humphrey as Marmaduke Smythe
- William Tedmarsh as Quabba, the Hunchback
- Hart Hoxie as Matt Hardigan
- George Field
- Rhea Mitchell
- Roy Stewart
- Charles Watt
Chapter titles
- A Heritage of Hate
- An Eye For An Eye
- The Silent Witness
- The Prodigal's Progress
- For The Sake of A False Friend
- Shadows at Sunrise
- The Fox and The Pig
- A Mind In The Past
- A Runaway Match
- Old Foes With New Faces
- The Web of Destiny
- To The Highest Bidder
- The Man In The Mask
- For Love And Money
- Desperate Chances
- The Path of Peril
- The King of Diamonds and the Queen of Hearts
- The Charm Against Harm
- Fire, Fury And Confusion
- The Soul Stranglers
- The Lion's Bride
- The Rose In The Dust
- The Double Cross
- The Mad Millionaire
- A House of Cards
- The Garden of The Gods
- Mine Own People
- On the Wings of the Morning
- A Deal With Destiny
- The American Earl
Production
The story was purposely left unfinished, in the same manner as The Million Dollar Mystery. A prize of $5,000 was offered for its completion, which was won by Terry Ramsaye.[3]
See also
- List of film serials
- List of film serials by studio
- List of lost films
- Sequel to the Diamond from the Sky
References
- ↑ "The Diamond from the Sky". silentera.com. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ↑ Stedman, Raymond William. "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5.
- ↑ Lahue, Kalten C. "1. A Bolt From The Blue". Continued Next Week. p. 66.
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