A diamond cutter in search of his birth parents gets caught up with con men who want to get their hands on a rare diamond.A diamond cutter in search of his birth parents gets caught up with con men who want to get their hands on a rare diamond.A diamond cutter in search of his birth parents gets caught up with con men who want to get their hands on a rare diamond.
Jimmy Ames
- Toughie
- (uncredited)
Don Anderson
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy
- Guard
- (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
- Nightwatchman Connelly
- (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Linda Danson
- Dancing Girl
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis film bombed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $426,000 (over $4M in 2019) according to studio records.
- GoofsIn the end credits of the movie 'Kurt Kasznar' is listed as playing "Louie". However the character's name is actually Tony.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lopez: George Gets Roasted (2016)
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Red Skelton comedy
Diamond cutter assistant Ambrose C. Park (Red Skelton) is always looking for his parents who left him as a baby on a park bench. He places an ad on his every birthday. Corrupt lawyer Remlick (James Whitmore) decides to trick him out of his life savings of $8k by bringing him a fake family. Emmily Drummon (Dorothy Stickney) and Duke Fargoh (George Mathews) play his fake parents. Maggie Drummon (Cara Williams) plays his fake sister. Remlick gets overshadowed by other con men who are looking to steal a big diamond.
This seems to have good potential for comedy. It has Red Skelton and a slightly left-of-center premise. It's a little quirky, but not really funny. Park is a hopeful idiot and a clueless romantic. He's an amiable enough character. I like the guy. The material could be funny, but it's a fine light comedy crime thriller.
This seems to have good potential for comedy. It has Red Skelton and a slightly left-of-center premise. It's a little quirky, but not really funny. Park is a hopeful idiot and a clueless romantic. He's an amiable enough character. I like the guy. The material could be funny, but it's a fine light comedy crime thriller.
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- SnoopyStyle
- Nov 12, 2022
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- Also known as
- Hırsızlar Pençesinde
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- Budget
- $858,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) officially released in Canada in English?
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