The Diamond Queen
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by Eddie Kull (Edward A. Kull)
Cast: Eileen Sedgwick [Doris Harvey], George Chesebro [Bruce Weston], Frank Clarke (Frank Clark) [Julius Zeidt], Burton Wilson [John Harvey], Alfred Fisher [Professor Harvey], Josephine Scott [Aline Earl], Lou Short (Lew Short) [Reitman], Al Smith (Albert J. Smith) [Professor Ramsey]
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by George W. Pyper and Robert F. Roden, from the short story “The Diamond Master” by Jacques Futrelle. / 18 chapters: [1] “Vow of Vengeance,” released 15 March 1921; [2] “Plunge of Doom,” released 22 March 1921; [3] “Perils of the Jungle,” released 29 March 1921; [4] “Fires of Hate,” released 5 April 1921; [5] “Tide of Destiny,” released 12 April 1921; [6] “The Colossal Game,” released 19 April 1921; [7] “An Amazing Ultimatum,” released 26 April 1921; [8] “In Merciless Clutches,” released 3 May 1921; [9] “A Race with Rogues,” released 10 May 1921; [10] “The Betrayal,” released 17 May 1921; [11] “In Torture’s Grip,” released 24 May 1921; [12] “The Kidnapping,” released 31 May 1921; [13] “Weird Walls,” released 7 June 1921 ; [14] “The Plunge,” released 14 June 1921 ; [15] “The Decoy,” released 21 June 1921 ; [16] “The Dip of Death,” released 28 June 1921 ; [17] “The Hand of Fate,” released 5 July 1921; [18] “The Hour of Reckoning,” released 12 July 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The story was subsequently filmed as The Diamond Master (1929).
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 5 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued p. 218-219, 284 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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