''The Diamond Foundation'' (German: ''Die Diamantenstiftung'') is a 1917 German silent

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directed by

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and starring Ernst Reicher, Marija Leiko and

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.Hanisch p.349 It was one of a long series of films featuring the detective Stuart Webbs. It premiered at the

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in December 1917. The film's sets were designed by the future director

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. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in

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Cast

* Ernst Reicher as Stuart Webbs * Marija Leiko as Gräfin Witkowska *

* Siegmund Aschenbach * Erwin Botz * Emil Helfer

References

Bibliography

* Michael Hanisch. ''Auf den Spuren der Filmgeschichte: Berliner Schauplätze''. Henschel, 1991.

External links

* 1917 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Johannes Guter German black-and-white films 1917 crime films German crime films 1910s German films Films shot at Weissensee Studios 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub