Fetching original vintage 8x10-inch black and white Universal Pictures publicity portrait dating to 1943, boldly signed in blue ballpoint pen in her later years. In fine condition, with light soiling in the left border; small areas of surface crimping at the center of the photo along the left and right horizontal edges, the result of a studio snipe glued to the reverse side; and a lengthy, but very faint bend running through the background and into the rightmost pillar. Martha O'Driscoll, gorgeous B-movie lead of the 1930s and 1940s, had two memorable horror roles, playing Susanna Mitchell in Ghost Catchers (1944) and Miliza Morelle in House of Dracula (1945).

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