The Peterville Diamond is a 1942 British comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by Walter Forde

Walter Forde

Walter Forde was a British actor, Screenwriter and Director. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1896 he directed over fifty films between 1920 and 1949.-Silent era filmography:* The Wanderer * The Handyman ...

 and starring Anne Crawford

Anne Crawford

Anne Crawford , born Imelda Crawford, was a British film actress, in films such as Millions Like Us...

, Donald Stewart

Donald Stewart

Donald James Stewart was Scottish National Party Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1987 for the Western Isles...

, Renee Houston

Renee Houston

Renée Houston was a Scottish comedy actor and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles.Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, as Katherina Houston Gibbin, she toured music halls and revue with her sister Billie Houston as the Houston Sisters.In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film,...

, William Hartnell

William Hartnell

William Henry Hartnell was an English actor. During 1963-66, he was the first actor to play the Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Early life:...

 and Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Sir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television.-Early life and career:...

. A thief tries to steal a diamond from the wife of a wealthy businessman, at her suggestion in an effort to get her husband to pay her more attention. The film was based on a play by Ladislas Fodor and adapted by Gordon Wellesley

Gordon Wellesley

Gordon Wellesley was an Australian-born screenwriter and writer. Born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1894 he wrote over thirty screenplays and television scripts in Britain often collaborating with the director Carol Reed. He was married to the scriptwriter Katherine Strueby...

. It was also released as Jewel Robbery.