The Jack of Diamonds
1949 British adventure film
- 7 February 1949 (1949-02-07)
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The Jack of Diamonds is a 1949 British adventure film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond and Joan Carroll.[1] Its plot follows an ex-soldier who persuades some yacht owners to help recover a treasure chest of jewels he hid off the Belgian coast in 1940 during the Second World War.
Plot
Cast
- Nigel Patrick - Alan Butler
- Cyril Raymond - Roger Keen
- Joan Carroll - Joan Keen
- Dolly Bouwmeester - Giselle
- John Basings - Parsons
- Darcy Conyers - Colin Campbell
- Vernon Sewell - Engineer
- Edwin Richfield - George Paxton
- Guy Romano - Douamier
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "this well-paced effort takes full advantage of its characterizations and the high seas background."[2]
References
External links
- The Jack of Diamonds at IMDb
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Films directed by Vernon Sewell
- Morgenrot (1933)
- The Silver Fleet (1943)
- The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
- Latin Quarter (1945)
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
- Uneasy Terms (1948)
- The Jack of Diamonds (1949)
- The Dark Light (1951)
- The Black Widow (1951)
- The Floating Dutchman (1952)
- Ghost Ship (1952)
- Counterspy (1953)
- Dangerous Voyage (1954)
- Radio Cab Murder (1954)
- Where There's a Will (1955)
- Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
- Soho Incident (1956)
- Home and Away (1956)
- Rogue's Yarn (1957)
- Battle of the V-1 (1958)
- Wrong Number (1959)
- Urge to Kill (1960)
- House of Mystery (1961)
- The Wind of Change (1961)
- The Man in the Back Seat (1961)
- Strongroom (1962)
- A Matter of Choice (1963)
- Strictly for the Birds (1964)
- Some May Live (1967)
- The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
- Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
- Burke & Hare (1972)
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