
The Empire of Diamonds
1920-12-19 · 60 min · ★ 9.0
Shot on location in Paris, Monte Carlo and the Riviera with both American and French actors. When Matthew Versigny discovers that the jewels his diamond company has been buying are fake, he travels to Europe to track down the counterfeiter. With him are his sister, Marguerite and her sweetheart, Paul Bernac, who is an agent in the French Secret Service.
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- Léonce Perret
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- Léonce Perret
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- United States of America
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Robert ElliottMatthew Versigny
Lucy FoxMarguerite Versigny
Léon MathotArthur Graves
Jacques VolnysTrazi d'Aricola
Fernand MaillyBaron de Lambri
Charles De RochefortLe juge
Marcel LévesquePigeon
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