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Adventure in Diamonds is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Fitzmaurice released in USA on 8 march 1940 with George Brent
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
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Add to a movie listLa Femme aux brillants (titre original : Adventure in Diamonds) est un film américain réalisé par George Fitzmaurice, sorti en 1940.
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Une femme et un escroc s'associent pour s'emparer de diamants dans une mine en Afrique du Sud. Elle tend un piège au policier qui les pourchasse, mais finit pas s'amouracher de lui...Actors
George Brent
(Capt. Stephen Dennett)
Isa Miranda
(Felice Falcon)
John Loder
(Michael Barclay)
Nigel Bruce
(Col. J.W. Lansfield)
Elizabeth Patterson
(Nellie)
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