Absolutely irreplaceable vintage 8x6-inch sepia-tone portrait, boldly signed and inscribed in her native Spanish in fountain pen in the 1930s. In good condition. Beautiful Catalan actress Maria Alba appeared in a mere 25 motion pictures, most of the Enlish-language ones being "Bs", including Road House (1928), La Fuerza del Querer (1930), Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932), Hypnotized (1932), Kiss of Araby (1933), Flirting with Danger (1934), and West of the Pecos (1934). She is remembered by horror, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, and crime film buffs for her portrayal of Nadji, the Princess of Egypt, opposite Bela Lugosi, in The Return of Chandu (1934). This is just the second example of her autograph we have ever acquired.

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