The Empire of Diamonds (1920)
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.
Director: Léonce Perret
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Robert Elliott as Matthew Versigny |
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Lucy Fox as Marguerite Versigny |
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Léon Mathot as Arthur Graves |
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Jacques Volnys as Trazi d'Aricola |
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Fernand Mailly as Baron de Lambri |
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Charles De Rochefort as Le juge |
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Marcel Lévesque as Pigeon |
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Louis Monfils as |
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Henry G. Sell as Paul Bernac |
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Laurent Morléas as Andre Zarnoff |
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Ruth Hunter as Esther Taylor |
| Writing | Léonce Perret | Scenario Writer |
| Directing | Léonce Perret | Director |
| Writing | Valentin Mandelstamm | Novel |