Very tough to acquire vintage 5x7-inch sepia-tone portrait, boldly signed in violet fountain pen in the late 1920s or early 1930s. In good condition for its age. Tall, dark and handsome Latin lover Antonio Moreno was a serious rival to Rudolph Valentino during the silent movie era, memorable opposite Lillian Gish, Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, and Mary Pickford. He was also a prolific leading man in early cliff-hangers, typically alongside Pearl White. His heavy Spanish accent led to his being relegated to character roles with the advent of talkies, and he was noteworthy in the horror favorite The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and John Ford's The Searchers (1956).

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