Genius Against Violence

Genius Against Violence

70 mins | Drama, Crime | April 27, 1916

Van Duylen, representative of a diamond syndicate, brings to Amsterdam the Koh-I-Noor II , the largest diamond ever found. In one of the city's oldest diamond-cutting establishments it is cleft and the nine small stones are polished. Escorted by detectives, Van Duylen takes the stones home and puts them in his burglar-proof safe. He tells his wife that its doors are electrically charged and that anyone opening them in the wrong way will immediately be electrocuted. Two suspicious persons, Jack the Acrobat and the lion-tamer Feenstra, prowl around Van Duylen's villa, inspecting the doors and windows.

Genius Against Violence

70 mins | Drama, Crime | April 27, 1916

Genius Against Violence
Van Duylen, representative of a diamond syndicate, brings to Amsterdam the Koh-I-Noor II , the largest diamond ever found. In one of the city's oldest diamond-cutting establishments it is cleft and the nine small stones are polished. Escorted by detectives, Van Duylen takes the stones home and puts them in his burglar-proof safe. He tells his wife that its doors are electrically charged and that anyone opening them in the wrong way will immediately be electrocuted. Two suspicious persons, Jack the Acrobat and the lion-tamer Feenstra, prowl around Van Duylen's villa, inspecting the doors and windows.
Producers Amsterdam Film Cie.
Original title Genie tegen geweld
Directors Theo Frenkel Sr.
Writers

Cast

Adelqui Migliar

as Pim Bruce

Mary Beekman

as Vrouw van de huisvriend / Wife of the family friend

Jan Cijsch

as Huisvriend / Family friend

Herman Hulsman

as Diamanthandelaar / Diamonddealer

Hendrik Kammemeijer

as Agent / Policeman

Jan Lemaire Sr.

as Kantoorbediende / Clerk

Hetty Ruijs

as Vrouw van de diamanthandelaar / Wife of the diamonddealer

Jacques Sequeira

as Diamanthandelaar / Diamonddealer

Jacques van Hoven

as Kantoorbediende / Clerk

Piet Fuchs

as Dierentemmer / Animal tamer