05 May 1928
Diamond Handcuffs
German actress Lena Malena starred in this lavishly budgeted and potentially intriguing melodrama about the influence of a valuable gem on its owners.
At the End of a Perfect Day
The story opens with an old couple in the evening of life, sitting by the fireside reminiscing the happenings of their younger days. How the young man had left his country home to seek work in the great city, and after many days of wandering had found employment as an office boy in the same office with the young lady. How she had taken an interest in him and before many days had become more than friends.
Top Billed Cast
Bryant Washburn Her Sweetheart
Gerda Holmes His Sweetheart
Harry Mainhall The Son
Frank Dayton The Business Man
Gloria Swanson Hands Bouquet to Holmes
Peggy Sweeney The Son's Wife
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