A diamond cutter in search of his birth parents gets caught up with con men who want to get their hands on a rare diamond.A diamond cutter in search of his birth parents gets caught up with con men who want to get their hands on a rare diamond.A diamond cutter in search of his birth parents gets caught up with con men who want to get their hands on a rare diamond.
Jimmy Ames
- Toughie
- (uncredited)
Don Anderson
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy
- Guard
- (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
- Nightwatchman Connelly
- (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Linda Danson
- Dancing Girl
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film bombed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $426,000 (over $4M in 2019) according to studio records.
- GoofsIn the end credits of the movie 'Kurt Kasznar' is listed as playing "Louie". However the character's name is actually Tony.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lopez: George Gets Roasted (2016)
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It's weird, but the full summary on this site for this film tells you exactly how the movie ends! Try NOT to read the summary!!!
Back in 1919, Ambrose Park (Red Skelton) was left on a bench in Central Park and his parents never returned--so he was raised in an orphanage. He is grown but has a compulsive need to find his parents and goes to the bench regularly...hoping they'll return. Some crooks learn about this and Ambrose's job as an assistant diamond cutter and they plan on exploiting it. They pose as his long-lost family and announce themselves to Ambrose. What he doesn't realize is that this is all a scheme to rob his boss of a super-valuable diamond and they'll then force Ambrose to cut it for them. Can Ambrose realize the ruse before it's too late?
While this is Skelton's last film for MGM (a studio he'd been with since 1940), this does not mean it's a bad one. On the contrary, too often Skelton was saddled with films that were jam-packed with song and dance numbers--something that was NOT his forte. He was a funny man...and here in "The Great Diamond Robbery" he's allowed to be funny...and is well supported with a funny supporting cast as his fake family. Well worth seeing and among Skelton's better films.
Back in 1919, Ambrose Park (Red Skelton) was left on a bench in Central Park and his parents never returned--so he was raised in an orphanage. He is grown but has a compulsive need to find his parents and goes to the bench regularly...hoping they'll return. Some crooks learn about this and Ambrose's job as an assistant diamond cutter and they plan on exploiting it. They pose as his long-lost family and announce themselves to Ambrose. What he doesn't realize is that this is all a scheme to rob his boss of a super-valuable diamond and they'll then force Ambrose to cut it for them. Can Ambrose realize the ruse before it's too late?
While this is Skelton's last film for MGM (a studio he'd been with since 1940), this does not mean it's a bad one. On the contrary, too often Skelton was saddled with films that were jam-packed with song and dance numbers--something that was NOT his forte. He was a funny man...and here in "The Great Diamond Robbery" he's allowed to be funny...and is well supported with a funny supporting cast as his fake family. Well worth seeing and among Skelton's better films.
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- $858,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) officially released in Canada in English?
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