Choice vintage 8x10-inch black and white portrait by Ernest A. Bachrach, boldly signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen in the early 1930s. In good condition, with light mounting remnants on the verso. Cigar-chomping character actor Ned Sparks is remembered for his deadpan expression and, as he transitioned from silent to early talkie pictures, his comically nasal, monotone delivery.

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