Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 6 | 'Diamond Jim' Scores with Orpheum Fans

Diamond Jim Scores With Orpheum Fans Diamond Jim now delighting audiences s a at the theater affords affords' Edward yard Arnold on of his his' greatest screen creen opportunities in the he portrayal of oC the remarkable Diamond Dia Diamond Diamond mond Jim Brady the flashiest figure gure in hi hin n night life lite history the original sugar daddy the man who owned a different set sel of ot jewelry jew jew- elry dry for tor every day In n the month Brady was one of New rew York City's colorful figures in the romantic romantic- I period of the nineties and the early and is remembered today asa asa as asa a charitable and human char character generous to a fault ault a man who made money easily and threw it away just as easily Jam James s Buchanan Brady born orn the son son-of keeper a saloon keeper of olno no prominence prominence prominence nence at 25 became a n salesman for fora a firm dealing in railroad equipment equipment equip equip- ment meat and afterward pioneered the steel all-steel railroad cars making malting himself himself him him- self a millionaire He had bad the abilIty ability ability abil abil- ity to make millions millions' upon millions selling his product product but but he couldn't sell himself to the only two women he eyer ever loved and in the evening of oC his life was deserted and alone His first love was a southern girl whose family considered him too much of df ofa of a rough diamond for their daughter winning her away from him He told her he would never love anyone else and while he did fall in in love again it was because the second girl resembled tho the first enough to be her twin Jean Arthur is cast as his southern south south- em ern love while Binnie Barnes English English En En- English glish actress plays the glamorous Lillian Russell on whom he lavished lavished lav lay gold plated gold plated studded diamond bicycle and like me luxuries In addition addi addi- Hon tion to these three the cast includes Eric Blore Cesar Romero Hugh OConnell O'Connell George Gcorge Sidney and Bill who enacts the role of oC young John L. L Sullivan Life LiCe on Broadway of the period is recreated the picture revealing a clear section cross with early theatrical productions automobiles horse racing fads fads' brought to the screen and with two thrilling train wrecks s as high lights With Yit this lavish production Is shown shona a new Mickey Mouse cartoon ys y's F Fire re Brigade Major Bowes and his Amateur Theater of the Air the thc Voice of ot Experience and famous radio personalities