Queen o'Diamonds

Queen o'Diamonds is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Evelyn Brent, Elsa Lorimer, and Phillips Smalley.^[1]

Queen o'Diamonds
Still with Evelyn Brent and Theodore von Eltz
Directed by	Chester Withey
Written by	Fred Myton
Starring	Evelyn Brent Elsa Lorimer Phillips Smalley
Cinematography	Roy H. Klaffki
Production company	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	January 24, 1926 (1926-01-24)
Running time	60 min.
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] chorus girl Jerry Lyon resembles Jeanette Durant, a Broadway star whose husband is an international crook. Jerry, in love with struggling playwright Daniel Hammon, is induced to pose as Jeanette. She becomes involved in a series of wild adventures in which she innocently comes into possession of some stolen diamonds. She meets Ramsey, a theatrical producer, who agrees to star Jerry in Daniel's play, after she has brought the police in time to arrest a gang of desperate criminals.

Cast

• Evelyn Brent as Jeanette Durant / Jerry Lyon
• Elsa Lorimer as Mrs. Ramsey
• Phillips Smalley as Mr. Ramsey
• William Bailey as LeRoy Phillips
• Theodore von Eltz as Daniel Hammon
• Edward Peil as Crook