The Hope Diamond Mystery
Encyclopedia
The Hope Diamond Mystery is a 1921 action
film serial directed by Stuart Paton and featuring Boris Karloff
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Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
film serial directed by Stuart Paton and featuring Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
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Cast
- Harry CarterHarry CarterHarry Carter was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1914 and 1933.He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Ghung / Sidney Atherton - Grace DarmondGrace DarmondGrace Darmond was an American actress from the early 20th century.-Early life:Grace Darmond was born Grace Glionna in Toronto on November 20, 1893. Her parents were James Glionna, a U.S.-born musician who had lived in Canada since 1877, and Alice Glionna, an Ontario native.-Career:Darmond was...
- Bibi / Mary Hilton - George ChesebroGeorge ChesebroGeorge Chesebro was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1915 and 1954, beginning in two reelers starring Texas Guinan.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California....
- John Baptiste Tavanier / John Gregge - Boris KarloffBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
- Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar - Carmen PhillipsCarmen PhillipsCarmen Phillips was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 61 films between 1914 and 1926...
- Miza / Wanda Atherton - William Marion - Bagi / James Marcon
- Frank M. Seki - Saki
- Harry Archer - Johnson
- Arthur Clayton - Lord Francis Hale
- Ethel ShannonEthel ShannonEthel Shannon was an American actress. She appeared in over 30 silent movies in the early 20th century.-Early life and career:...
- Lady Francis Hale - William Buckley - Putnam Bradley Stone
- May YohéMay YohéMary Augusta "May" Yohé was an American musical theatre actress. After beginning her career with the McCaull Comic Opera Company in 1886 in New York and Chicago, and after other performing in the United States, she quickly gained success on the London stage beginning in 1893...
- Lady Francis Hope
Production
Tinted scenes and title cards were used to give the effect of rings of multicoloured light coming from the diamond of the title when in the presence of the Karloff, as the High Priest.See also
- List of film serials
- List of film serials by studio
- Boris Karloff filmographyBoris Karloff filmographyThis is the filmography of Boris Karloff. Born as William Henry Pratt, he joined a touring company and adopted the stage name Boris Karloff. During these early stages of his career he was mostly left in obscurity. By 1919, Karloff found regular work as an extra at Universal Studios. Karloff's first...
- Hope DiamondHope DiamondThe Hope Diamond, also known as "Le bleu de France" or "Le Bijou du Roi", is a large, , deep-blue diamond, now housed in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C. It is blue to the naked eye because of trace amounts of boron within its crystal structure, but exhibits red...