Extremely uncommon vintage inscribed fountain pen signature on a 4x6-inch tan album page, acquired in-person following a stage appearance in Trenton, New Jersey in December of 1938. In good condition for its age. Note that the image of the star shown alongside the scan of the autograph here is not included with the signed piece. Tall, white-haired, authoritative John Elliott was one of the silver screen's great character actors, playing a mixed bag of despicable and avuncular types in over 300 "A" and "B" pictures, and numerous serials between 1919 and his death in 1954. Highlights of his long career include Million Dollar Mystery (1927), The Phantom in the House (1929), Only the Brave (1930), A Holy Terror (1931), Two Fisted Justice (1931), The Secret Menace (1931), Baby Face (1933), The World Changes (1933), The Murder in the Museum (1934), Life Returns (1935), Kid Courageous (1935), Tombstone Terror (1935), Frisco Kid (1935), Vengeance of Rannah (1936), The Rogues' Tavern (1936), The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936), The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936), Heart of Arizona (1938), Jesse James (1939), The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939), The Invisible Killer (1939), Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), The Green Archer (1940), The Apache Kid (1941), Captain Midnight (1942), Raiders of the West (1942), The Mad Monster (1942), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Pirates of the Prairie (1942), You Can't Beat the Law (1943), Death Rides the Plains (1943), Law of the Saddle (1943), Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943), My Kingdom for a Cook (1943), Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944), Spook Town (1944), Dead Man's Eyes (1944), The Monster and the Ape (1945), Jungle Raiders (1945), The Devil's Mask (1946), Nora Prentiss (1947), Shoot to Kill (1947), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), The Babe Ruth Story (1947), Homicide (1949), and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).

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