At a party thrown at the Metcalf estate, the Marquise D'Irancy's Sultana diamond disappears when the lights go out during a power failure. Suspected of the crime is William Kirkland, the wastrel son of the wealthy Kirkland family, but William's sister Diana comes to his defense. Aiding her in the investigation is Clamp, a wandering peddler.
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Frank Mayo as Clamp
Ora Carew as Diana
Ora Devereaux as Leontine de Vallignac
Harold Miller as James Kirkland
Dagmar Godowsky as Patricia Melton
Bonnie Hill as Marquise d'Irancy
United States 01 March 1920
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