The Sins of Rosanne

The Sins of Rosanne

Revealing the double life of a girl who sold her soul for diamonds. Laid in the famous jewel fields. Athrill with villany, secrecy, love and the mystic spell of Oriental sorceries.

1920 · 50 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Roseanne (Ethel Clayton) has grown up near some diamond mines in South Africa. As a child, she became ill and a Malay nurse, Rachel Bangat (Fontaine La Rue) promised to cure her. That she did, but she also worked some voodoo on the child, who, as a grown up now displays a powerful desire for diamonds and the ability to throw evil curses on those who displease her.

Directed by Tom Forman · Written by Cynthia Stockley

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