Choice 8x10-inch black and white publicity portrait in his prime, boldly signed with his full name-- as opposed to the sometimes-seen "Bob Mitchum" specimens-- in black felt-tip marker in the 1980s. In good condition, with a J.S.A. third-party authenticator sticker affixed to the lower right-hand corner tip and its accompanying certificate. Rough and tough leading man Robert Mitchum excelled at conveying tremendous emotion beneath an air of cool disinterest. After his Oscar-nominated turn in Story of G.I. Joe (1945), he achieved icon status in noir, western and romance flicks of the 1940s and 1950s. Among his many classic film credits, he was unforgettable as two of the silver screen's most chilling psychopaths: Harry Powell in Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter (1955) and Max Cady in Cape Fear (1961).

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