The Peterville Diamond

The Peterville Diamond
Directed by	Walter Forde
Produced by	Max Milner
Written by	Ladislas Fodor (play) Gordon Wellesley Brock Williams
Starring	Anne Crawford Donald Stewart Renee Houston Oliver Wakefield
Music by	Jack Beaver
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Edited by	Terence Fisher
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release dates	1942
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Peterville Diamond is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Anne Crawford, Donald Stewart and Renee Houston. It is also known by the alternative title Jewel Robbery.

Synopsis

A thief tries to steal a diamond from the wife of a wealthy businessman, at her suggestion in an effort to get her husband to pay her more attention.^[1]

Production

The film was based on a play by Ladislas Fodor and adapted by Gordon Wellesley. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The film's sets were by the resident art director Norman Arnold.

Cast

Anne Crawford as Teri Mortimer
Donald Stewart as Charles Mortimer
Renee Houston as Lady Margaret
Oliver Wakefield as Baron Redburn
Charles Heslop as Dilfallow
William Hartnell as Joseph
Felix Aylmer as President
Charles Victor as Dan
Joss Ambler as Police Chief
Paul Sheridan as Luis
Jeremy Hawk as Pierre
Julian Somers as Andre
Rosamund Greenwood as Miss Geach
Billy Holland as First Detective Inspector
Noel Dainton as Second Detective Inspector
Leo de Pokorny as Receptionist

References

↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46267

Bibliography

Hutchings, Peter. Terence Fisher. Manchester University Press, 2001.

External links

The Peterville Diamond at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Walter Forde

What Next? (1928)
The Silent House (1929)
Wait and See (1929)
Would You Believe It! (1929)
You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
Red Pearls (1930)
The Last Hour (1930)
Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
Bed and Breakfast (1930)
Third Time Lucky (1931)
The Ringer (1931)
The Ghost Train (1931)
Splinters in the Navy (1931)
Condemned to Death (1932)
Lord Babs (1932)
Jack's the Boy (1932)
Rome Express (1932)
Orders Is Orders (1934)
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
Jack Ahoy (1934)
Bulldog Jack (1935)
Brown on Resolution (1935)
King of the Damned (1935)
Land Without Music (1936)
Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
Let's Be Famous (1939)
The Four Just Men (1939)
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
Saloon Bar (1940)
Sailors Three (1940)
Gasbags (1941)
The Ghost Train (1941)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Flying Fortress (1942)
The Peterville Diamond (1943)
It's That Man Again (1943)
Time Flies (1944)
One Exciting Night (1944)
Master of Bankdam (1947)
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

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