The Diamond Wizard (1954)

Set in London, an American federal agent (Dennis O'Keefe) is on the trail of some crooks who stole a million dollars from a U.S. treasury vault. He joins forces with Scotland Yard in his search for a missing atomic scientist (Paul Hardtmuth) since the two cases may be tied together. Based on the novel RICH IS THE TREASURE by Maurice Procter and directed by Dennis O'Keefe and Montgomery Tully. Filmed in 3D, by the time the movie was ready for release, the 3D craze had died down and except for one showing in 3D, it was released flat in both England and the U.S. It's an unexceptional B crime film, modestly enjoyable in its pulpy way but not something that lingers with you. I tried watching the film in 3D but I'm not a fan of 3D and it was giving me a headache so I switched to 2D after about ten minutes. The fiery conflagration that ends the film portends the finale of KISS ME DEADLY which came the following year. With Margaret Sheridan, Philip Friend, Gudrun Ure, Eric Berry and Francis De Wolff.