''Diamonds'' (german: Brillianten) is a 1920
German
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silent crime film
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directed by
Friedrich Feher
Friedrich Feher (born Friedrich Weiß, 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an Austrian actor and film director. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing.
He is perhaps bes ...
and starring
Louis Ralph
Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – September 1952) was an Austrian film actor and director.
He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 68.
Selected filmography
* ''D ...
,
Erika Glässner
Erika Glässner (28 February 1890 – 21 July 1959) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Werner Krafft'' (1916)
* ''Diamonds'' (1920)
* '' The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920)
* '' The Love Corridor'' (1921)
* '' Th ...
, and
Julius Brandt
Julius Brandt (5 March 1873, in Olmütz – 26 December 1949, in Vienna) was an Austrian stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter.
Selected filmography
* '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915)
* ''Pogrom'' (1919)
* ''The Priso ...
. A policeman goes undercover to unmask a
customs officer
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as corrupt. Feher's direction was criticised for being too loose.
Cast
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Louis Ralph
Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – September 1952) was an Austrian film actor and director.
He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 68.
Selected filmography
* ''D ...
*
Erika Glässner
Erika Glässner (28 February 1890 – 21 July 1959) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Werner Krafft'' (1916)
* ''Diamonds'' (1920)
* '' The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920)
* '' The Love Corridor'' (1921)
* '' Th ...
*
Julius Brandt
Julius Brandt (5 March 1873, in Olmütz – 26 December 1949, in Vienna) was an Austrian stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter.
Selected filmography
* '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915)
* ''Pogrom'' (1919)
* ''The Priso ...
*
Paul Morgan
References
Bibliography
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Films of the Weimar Republic
1920 films
German silent feature films
German crime films
Films directed by Friedrich Feher
1920 crime films
German black-and-white films
1920s German films
1920s German-language films
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