Exceedingly rare vintage 8x10-inch black and white portrait, boldly signed and inscribed in black fountain pen in 1933, the year he starred in King Kong! In good condition, with gentle edgewear. Sartorial writer and prolific movie character actor Sam Hardy, who died during an intestinal surgery at just 52, is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of impresario Charles Weston in the horror, sci-fi and fantasy classic King Kong (1933). He was elsewhere noteworthy in The Miracle Woman (1931), The Magnificent Lie (1931) and Little Miss Marker (1934).

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