{"product_id":"cat-0013471-franklyn-farnum","title":"Cat. #0013471:  FRANKLYN FARNUM","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eHighly rare-- this is the third example we have encountered in 35 years-- vintage 5x7-inch black and white photo by Hartsook Studios, boldly signed and inscribed in black fountain pen in the 1910s. In good condition, with gentle edgewear. Ubiquitous character actor Franklyn Farnum, who appeared as an extra or supporting player in over 1,100 films, has the distinction of having appeared in more movies that earned the Best Picture Oscar than any other performer. His five-decade career including a much work in westerns during the silent era. With the advent of talkies, he found new work portraying townsfolk, partygoers, clerks, military men, passersby, jurors, hospital patients, barflies, doctors, business men, clubs, and shopkeepers in an incredible string of classic films. To name but a few, he had memorable roles in \u003cem\u003eCharlie Chan at the Circus \u003c\/em\u003e(1936), \u003cem\u003eThe Crime of Dr. Forbes \u003c\/em\u003e(1936), \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Lived Twice \u003c\/em\u003e(1936), \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Emile Zola \u003c\/em\u003e(1937), \u003cem\u003eRevenge of the Zombies \u003c\/em\u003e(1943), \u003cem\u003eHangover Square \u003c\/em\u003e(1945), \u003cem\u003eDick Tracy \u003c\/em\u003e(1945), \u003cem\u003eThe Farmer's Daughter \u003c\/em\u003e(1947), \u003cem\u003eI Remember Mama \u003c\/em\u003e(1948), \u003cem\u003eA Letter to Three Wives \u003c\/em\u003e(1949), \u003cem\u003eMy Friend Irma \u003c\/em\u003e(1949), \u003cem\u003eThe Heiress \u003c\/em\u003e(1949), \u003cem\u003eSunset Blvd. \u003c\/em\u003e(1950) as the undertaker who has to bury Norma Desmond's chimpanzee, \u003cem\u003eAll About Eve \u003c\/em\u003e(1950), \u003cem\u003eThe Day the Earth Stood Still \u003c\/em\u003e(1951), \u003cem\u003eCalamity Jane \u003c\/em\u003e(1953), \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Star Is Born \u003c\/em\u003e(1954), \u003cem\u003eTo Catch a Thief \u003c\/em\u003e(1955), \u003cem\u003eGuys and Dolls \u003c\/em\u003e(1955), \u003cem\u003eThe She-Creature \u003c\/em\u003e(1956), \u003cem\u003eThe Ten Commandments \u003c\/em\u003e(1956), and \u003cem\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/em\u003e (1959).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Classic Entertainment Autographs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67980696518739,"sku":"trm1793396092426","price":122.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/6459\/0163\/files\/cat-0013471-franklyn-farnum_1.jpg?v=1793396097","url":"https:\/\/rivetreinfor.shop\/products\/cat-0013471-franklyn-farnum","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}