Black Diamonds (1940)
DISASTER! Doomed to death in a dynamite-loaded mine!
A reporter on a visit to his hometown hears of dangerous conditions at the local coal mine, and proceeds to investigate.
- Date of release
- 1940-07-16
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Christy Cabanne
Casting
- Richard Arlen — Walter Norton
- Andy Devine — Tolliver Higgenbotham
- Kathryn Adams — Linda Connor
- Paul Fix — Matthews
- Mary Treen — Nina Norton
- Cliff Clark — Archie Connor
- Pat Flaherty — Johnson
- Maude Allen — Mom Norton
- James C. Morton — Joseph Aloysius Stacey (as James Norton)
- Tom Chatterton — Dr. Lukas
- Henry Roquemore — David Phillips, editor
- Claire Du Brey — Henderson's Secretary
Interesting facts
Black Diamonds is a 1940 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Kathryn Adams. The film was released on July 19, 1940.
Production
The original screenplay for Black Diamonds, written by Sam Robin, was purchased by Universal in May 1940, and was originally meant to begin production in early April, and was originally scheduled for release on May 10, 1940. It was announced that Arlen and Devine had wrapped production on Hot Steel, and would be immediately beginning on their next picture, Black Diamonds. The film went into production the week of April 30.
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