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The Dog and the Diamonds is a film directed by Ralph Thomas released in USA on 9 september 1961 with Kathleen Harrison
The Dog and the Diamonds (1953)
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Add to a movie listThe Dog and the Diamonds is a 1953 British family drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Kathleen Harrison, George Coulouris, and Geoffrey Sumner.
Actors
Kathleen Harrison
(Mrs. Fossett)
George Coulouris
(Forbes)
Brian Oulton
(Mr. Plumpton)
Dennis Wyndham
(Fred)
Marianne Stone
(Mrs. Jones)
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