The Devil Diamond (1937)
1h 1m | PG-13
A group of thugs tries to steal the cursed title gem from a jeweler who has been hired to cut it into small, saleable pieces.
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Studio: Conn Pictures Corporation
Genre: Drama, Crime, Action, Adventure, Romance
Video: 720p
Cast
Frankie Darro
as Lee
Kane Richmond
as Jerry Carter
June Gale
as Dorothy Lanning
Rosita Butler
as Yvonne Wallace
Robert Fiske
as John Henry Morgan
Charles Prince
as Henchman Al
Reviews
There is something of the soap opera to this breezy, semi-comic, story of jewel thievery. The eponymous stone, reputedly cursed throughout history, is the object for a gang of crooks who must obtain it before it's new owner cuts it up and sells it on. Handsome teen star Frankie Darro ("Lee/the Kid") assumes the guise of a boxer so he can infiltrate the boarding house that is run by the man charged with cutting the thing, but who really only manages to get himself embroiled in a bit of high jinx with undercover agent "Carter" (Kane Richmond) and a bit of a lively romance with the light and fluffy "Yvonne" (Rosita Butler). The plot is pretty incidental to this - it could easily be about just about anything, the cursed legend of the stone is largely underplayed and it is about as sinister as a sunny day on the beach. A showcase for some pretty people is all we have on offer here, sorry..