The Black Pearl is a 1928 American silent mystery film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Lila Lee, Ray Hallor and Carl Stockdale.
Both novels involved a mystery around a jewel stolen from an Indian idol that carries a horrible curse.
[1] Reviews from the time suggest this "old dark house" mystery had less humor and more suspense than most, but the film is today considered lost, so it all remains conjecture.
[2] A black pearl stolen from an Indian idol is reputedly cursed.
After Silas Lathrop inherits it, he receives threatening messages and is marked for death.