The Jonker Diamond
Mar 27 1936
•0h 10m
•Documentary, Drama
Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry Winston; and how it was cut by Lazarre Kaplan.
Cast
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Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Nat Carr
La Zarre Kaplan
John Hyams
Harry Winston
Hugh Marlowe
Younger Jonker
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