WAIPUKURSU THEATRE
"Diamond Jim" "Diamond Jim," the colourful, romatic screen- biography of James Buchanan Brady, the man who made the gay nineties gay, comes to the Waipukurau Theatre to-morrow, Friday} at 8 p.m. and on Saturday at 2130 and 8 p.m. TO This Universal production brings to stardom Edward Arnold, noted for his work in "Sadie McKee' ' , "Million Dollar Ransom," and "Richlieu." as "Diamond Jim." The life of the man whp wore 2,000,000 dollars wortb of diamonds, who spent 100,000 dollars on a sing/e party, who was the confidant of Lillian Russell and the Dolly Siaters — of a statesman and bank presidents — is said to be one of the most fascinating in American history. It is faased on the best-seller by Parker Morell, brought to the screen by Preston "feturges, direoted by Edwajd Sutherland, and produced by Edmund Grainger. In the cast, in addition to Arnold, who actually looks like the man he portrays, are beautiful Jean Arthur, Binnie Barnes as ' Lilljan Russell, Cesar Romero, Hugh O'Connell, George Sidney, Bill Demarest, Eric Blore, Robert McWade and Fred Kelsey. Miss Barnes gives her interpretation of the world famous beauty, the toast of the "nineties", the incomparable Lillian Russell. The supporting items include "Trick Golf", and a musical cartoon in colour.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 41, 4 March 1937, Page 3
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209WAIPUKURSU THEATRE Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 41, 4 March 1937, Page 3
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