Diamond Jim (1935)

myrnaloyisdope · Post by **myrnaloyisdope** » July 5th, 2008, 1:26 pm

I was watching a documentary on Preston Sturges, I think it was on the Sullivan's Travels DVD, and they spent some time talking about this film with Sturges wrote.

They suggest it as a precursor to Citizen Kane, given it's depiction of the life of a magnate, and the fact that it is told in non-linear flashback.

Add to that Jean Arthur, and it sounds like a must see.

Anyone care to comment?

MissGoddess · Post by **MissGoddess** » July 5th, 2008, 1:57 pm

This is the moving starring Edward Arnold, right? I have always wanted to see it and hope TCM airs it one day. I didn't remember that Sturges wrote it, I'm sure it's terrific.

myrnaloyisdope · Post by **myrnaloyisdope** » July 5th, 2008, 2:17 pm

Yes it has Edward Arnold in it.

myrnaloyisdope · Post by **myrnaloyisdope** » July 16th, 2008, 12:43 pm

Ooh, I just realized I had this confused with 1933's The Power and the Glory, also written by Sturges.

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Diamond Jim (1935)

Diamond Jim (1935)