Dateline Diamonds

Dateline Diamonds
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeremy Summers
Produced by	Harry Benn
Written by	Tudor Gates (based on an original idea by Harold Shampan)
Starring	Musical guests: The Small Faces The Chantelles Kiki Dee Mark Richardson Acting roles: William Lucas, Kenneth Cope, Conrad Phillips, Patsy Rowlands, Kenny Everett
Cinematography	Stephen Dade
Distributed by	Rank Organisation
Release date	3 April 1966
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Dateline Diamonds is a 1965 British music-film. The film was shot in black and white. The "pop and cop" genre of film was a popular concept in the UK during the early 1960s to highlight young music talent and was geared to appeal directly to the young teenage market. The film was a low-budget B movie and released to support the main feature film Doctor in Clover starring Leslie Phillips.

The film's plot involves an international criminal gang who use the MV Galaxy (the ship which was the home of 1960's pirate radio station Radio London) to smuggle stolen diamonds from the UK to Amsterdam. The film's final sequence showing Ray Anton and Pro Forma, Mark Richardson and The Small Faces performing on stage was filmed during a genuine Radio London night at the Rank Ballroom in Watford.

Dateline Diamonds features the original lineup of British band Small Faces (Jimmy Langwith was replaced in 1966 by Ian McLagan). Band manager Don Arden arranged for Small Faces to appear in the film as a promotional vehicle for "I've Got Mine" the follow-up to their debut single "Whatcha Gonna Do About It". Unfortunately the film's release was delayed and the band received no publicity for their single, which consequently failed to chart.

Dateline Diamonds was released on VHS and is currently available on DVD format.

with brief appearances by Phillip Birch, Earl Richmond and Ben Toney