Women and Diamonds
Encyclopedia
Women and Diamonds is a 1924 British
silent
crime film
directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Victor McLaglen
, Madge Stuart
and Florence Turner
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen was an English boxer and World War I veteran who became a successful film actor.Towards the end of his life he was naturalised as a U.S. citizen.-Early life:...
, Madge Stuart
Madge Stuart
-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
and Florence Turner
Florence Turner
Florence Turner was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.Born in New York City, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother...
.
Cast
- Victor McLaglenVictor McLaglenVictor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen was an English boxer and World War I veteran who became a successful film actor.Towards the end of his life he was naturalised as a U.S. citizen.-Early life:...
- Brian Owen - Madge StuartMadge Stuart-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
- Olive Seaton - Florence TurnerFlorence TurnerFlorence Turner was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.Born in New York City, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother...
- Mrs. Seaton - Norman Whalley - Ray Seaton
- M.A. WetherellM.A. Wetherell-Selected filmography:Actor* Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart * Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight * Women and Diamonds * Livingstone * Robinson Crusoe...
- Barry Seaton - Walter TennysonWalter Tennyson-Selected filmography:Actors* The Virgin Queen * Women and Diamonds * Speeding Into Trouble * The Infamous Lady Director* Father O'Flynn * King of Hearts...
- Jimmy Foster - Simeon StuartSimeon Stuart-Cast:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * A Gipsy Cavlier * Paddy the Next Best Thing * The Temptation of Carlton Earle * Réveille * Women and Diamonds * Livingstone...
- Munro Clay - Clifton Boyne - Sweeney
- Cecil del GueCecil del Gue-Selected filmography:* The Fordington Twins * The Autumn of Pride * Silent Evidence * Women and Diamonds...
- Jim Beverley