Diamond Jim
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Diamond Jim is a 1935 biographical film based on the published biography Diamond Jim Brady by Parker Morell. It follows the life of legendary entrepreneur James Buchanan Brady, including his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell, and stars Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Cesar Romero and Binnie Barnes.
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Directed by | A. Edward Sutherland |
Written by | Book: Parker Morrell Adaptation: Harry Clork Doris Malloy Screenplay: Preston Sturges |
Based on | Diamond Jim Brady by Parker Morell |
Produced by | Edmund Grainger |
Starring | Edward Arnold Jean Arthur Cesar Romero Binnie Barnes |
Cinematography | George Robinson |
Edited by | Daniel Mandell |
Music by | Franz Waxman Ferde Grofé Sr. (uncredited) |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | September 2, 1935 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | over $750,000 |
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The screenplay by Preston Sturges never lets the lurid facts of Brady's life get in the way of the story.[1] Edward Arnold went on to play Diamond Jim Brady again five years later, opposite Alice Faye in Lillian Russell.