''The Jack of Diamonds'' is a 1949 British

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directed by

Vernon Sewell Vernon Campbell Sewell (4 July 1903 – 21 June 2001) was a British film director, writer, producer and, briefly, an actor. Sewell was born in London, England, and was educated at Marlborough College. He directed more than 30 films during his ...

and starring Nigel Patrick,

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and Joan Carroll. Its plot follows an ex-soldier who persuades some yacht owners to help recover a treasure chest of jewels he hid off the Belgian coast in 1940 during the

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Cast

* Nigel Patrick - Alan Butler *

- Roger Keen * Joan Carroll - Joan Keen * Dolly Bouwmeester - Giselle * John Basings - Parsons *

Darcy Conyers Darcy Conyers (1919–1973) was a British screenwriter, actor, producer and film director. He is sometimes credited as D'Arcy Conyers. He was the founder and creator of Bistro Vino in South Kensington, London, in 1964 - possibly the first casu ...

- Colin Campbell * Vernon Sewell - Engineer * Edwin Richfield - George Paxton * Guy Romano - Douamier

Critical reception

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'' gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "this well-paced effort takes full advantage of its characterizations and the high seas background."

References

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* 1949 films 1949 adventure films British adventure films Films set in Belgium Films set in England Films directed by Vernon Sewell British black-and-white films Seafaring films Treasure hunt films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-film-stub