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Black Diamonds

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  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
28
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POPULARITY
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35,001
Kathryn Adams, Richard Arlen, and Andy Devine in Black Diamonds (1940)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
A reporter on a visit to his hometown hears of dangerous conditions at the local coal mine, and proceeds to investigate.A reporter on a visit to his hometown hears of dangerous conditions at the local coal mine, and proceeds to investigate.A reporter on a visit to his hometown hears of dangerous conditions at the local coal mine, and proceeds to investigate.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
28
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
174,603
35,001
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    • Director
      • Christy Cabanne
    • Writers
      • Sam Robins(screenplay)
      • Clarence Upson Young
    • Stars
      • Richard Arlen
      • Andy Devine
      • Kathryn Adams
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Christy Cabanne
    • Writers
      • Sam Robins(screenplay)
      • Clarence Upson Young
    • Stars
      • Richard Arlen
      • Andy Devine
      • Kathryn Adams
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    • 2User reviews
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    Richard Arlen and Claire Du Brey in Black Diamonds (1940)
    Kathryn Adams and Richard Arlen in Black Diamonds (1940)
    Andy Devine and Mary Treen in Black Diamonds (1940)
    Andy Devine and Mary Treen in Black Diamonds (1940)
    Andy Devine and Mary Treen in Black Diamonds (1940)
    Kathryn Adams and Richard Arlen in Black Diamonds (1940)

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    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Walter Norton
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Tolliver Higgenbotham
    Kathryn Adams
    Kathryn Adams
    • Linda Connor
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Matthews
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Nina Norton
    Cliff Clark
    • Archie Connor
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    • Johnson
    Maude Allen
    • Mom Norton
    James C. Morton
    James C. Morton
    • Joseph Aloysius Stacey
    • (as James Norton)
    Tom Chatterton
    Tom Chatterton
    • Dr. Lukas
    Henry Roquemore
    Henry Roquemore
    • David Phillips, editor
    Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    • Henderson's Secretary
    George Guhl
    George Guhl
    • Miner
    • (unconfirmed)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    • Ed, Mine Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Fetherston
    • Ambulance Orderly
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Homans
    Robert Homans
    • Dad Norton
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Kamaryt
    • Miner
    • (uncredited)
    Art Miles
    • Miner
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Christy Cabanne
    • Writers
      • Sam Robins(screenplay) (story)
      • Clarence Upson Young
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      Referenced in The Rockford Files (1974)

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    5/10
    Richard Arlen Is A Hoodoo
    Where there's a disaster, there's reporter Richard Arlen. A town burns down? There he is, snapping his camera and writing his story. A village is destroyed by floods? As a man struggles to save himself by clinging to wreckage amidst the deluge, Arlen takes his picture as he goes down for the third time. His editor decides to send him to Europe as a war correspondent, thinking, no doubt, that he can't do any more damage than the fighting is doing anyway. So Arlen goes to visit his folks in the little mining town. Of course there's a cave-in, which kills his father.

    It moves along at a good clip, with Andy Clyde as the comedy sidekick, as well as Mary Treen, Paul Fix, James C. Morton, and Claire Dubrey in a tiny and very funny bit.
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    • May 17, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El halcón negro
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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