Directed by:
Harold D. SchusterCinematography:
Milton R. KrasnerCast:
Victor McLaglen, John Loder, Anne Nagel, Cecil Kellaway, Frits van Dongen, Ferris Taylor, Dorothy Vaughan, Dewey Robinson, Sig Arno, Al Bridge, Ralph Brooks (more)Plots(1)
Characterized by some critics as a "South African western", Diamond Frontier stars Victor McLaglen as ruthless diamond hunter Regan. The villain's reign of terror as he searches for the precious gems is checked by Charles Clayton (John Loder), freshly escaped from a brutal penal colony. A wild escape through the jungle enables Universal Pictures to exercise its usual prerogative of lifting great chunks of celluloid from its stock-footage library. Anne Nagel is the faithful heroine who anxious awaits the falsely-convicted Clayton's return, while Cecil Kellaway plays the standard comedy-relief mercenary. The primary source for Diamond Frontier is indicated by the title of the story upon which the screenplay was based: A Modern Monte Cristo. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Victor McLaglen
UK
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John Loder
UK
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Anne Nagel
USA
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Cecil Kellaway
South Africa
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Frits van Dongen
Netherlands
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Ferris Taylor
USA
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Dorothy Vaughan
USA
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Dewey Robinson
USA
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Sig Arno
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Al Bridge
USA
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Ralph Brooks
USA
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Charles Sherlock
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Larry Steers
USA
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Harry Strang
USA
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Edmund Cobb
USA
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Ralph Dunn
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John Harmon
USA
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Lionel Belmore
UK
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J. Anthony Hughes
USA
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Skelton Knaggs
UK
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