AVIATOR O'BRIEN IN "THE FLYING FOOL."

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 20, 9 October 1930, Page 5

AVIATOR O'BRIEN IN "THE FLYING FOOL."

Tom O'ißrien, who plays William. ' Boj'd's chief adversary in "The Flying -JPqol,' ' Pa.the \s all-talking air thriller, which will, be seen and heard at the Piimeo Bdfward Theatre on Oatofber 11, bas put in most of his life 'before an audi(>nee. ' ' '

Tom is tiia son of T. J. O 'Brien, for thirty-tcwo years manager of Barnum arid Bailey's circus, and he made hi» first professional public appearance in a. tent show at. the a.ge of four. Since then he has played in circus bands, ridden with the 101 Ranch, played in the American Boat, Show* r from ]$em Orleans to Bed Wing, Minnesota; appearing in dramatic stack, vaudeville and foand shows and carried a spear in the legitimate. He 'made his first screen appearance with Bronco Billy Anderson at Santa Monica, California iv 1910, playing a naked Indian and a "dress suit dude" bath in the same day.

O'Brien plays "Poison" Dugan, rival aviator to "The Flying Fool," in 'the Boyd picture. Others in the •east are Mario Prevost, Russell Grleasan, Dorothy "Ward, Dan Wx>lheim, and Kate 'Bruce. The story is an original one toy Elliott Clarwson and Tay G_Tnett, and is Bovd's third all-talkie.