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Emerald of the East
(1929) England
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Jean de Kuharski

Cast: Joshua Kean [Lieutenant Desmond Armstrong], Mary Odette [Neelum, the emerald], Jean de Kuharski [the Maharajah Rujani], Lya Delvelez [the maharanee], Gillian Dean [Evelyn Gordon], Maria Forescu [the chieftainess], Kenneth Rive [Maharaj Kumar], Promotha Bose (Promoth Bose) [Vaghi])

British International Pictures, Limited, production; distributed by Wardour Films, Limited. / Scenario by Jean de Kuharski, from an adaptation by Lothar Knud Frederik of a novel by Jerbanu Kothawala. Cinematography by M. Planer, George Pocknall and Joe Rive. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Odette’s final film. / [?] Silent film?

Drama: Adventure.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 9 October 2022.

References: Warren-British p. ? : Website-IMDb.