The Villiers Diamond is a 1938 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Edward Ashley, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Birch.[1] The screenplay concerns a man who is threatened with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen diamond.

The Villiers Diamond
Opening title
Directed byBernard Mainwaring
Screenplay byErnest Dudley
David Evans
Story byF. Wyndham Mallock
Produced byJohn Findlay
StarringEdward Ashley
Evelyn Ankers
Frank Birch
CinematographyStanley Grant
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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Critical reception

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TV Guide dismissed it as "A vapid crime story."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The VILLIERS DIAMOND (1938)". 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.
  2. ^ "The Villiers Diamond | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
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