ALEXIS SMITH - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 271491

ALEXIS SMITH
Black and white publicity photograph of a scene from Undercover Girl with Alexis Smith.
Photograph signed: "Alexis Smith". B/w, 10x8 overall, image 9½x7 (one surface). Still from the 1950 crime drama, Undercover Girl, which starred Smith as rookie policewoman Christine Miller, who goes undercover to avenge her father's death. ©1950, Universal Pictures Company. Captioned at lower margin. Smith said that this film, which co-starred Scott Brady, Richard Egan and Gladys George, was her least favorite. In 1950, Smith also starred in Montana and Wyoming Mail. Canadian-born actress Alexis Smith (1921-1993), born Gladys Smith, trained as a dancer before being signed by Warner Bros. in 1941. Billed as "The Dynamite Girl" and "The Flame Girl", Smith starred in a number of films, including Gentleman Jim (1942), The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944), The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945), Rhapsody in Blue (1945), Night and Day (1946), Of Human Bondage (1946), Beau James (1957), The Young Philadelphians (1959) and The Age of Innocence (1993). Smith, who also appeared in made-for-TV movies and guest starred on several TV shows, was equally well known for her stage work. Married to actor Craig Stevens from June 18, 1944 until her death on June 9, 1993, Smith toured with her husband in such musicals as Mary, Mary, Critics Choice and Cactus Flower, and she made several appearances on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Follies (1972). Smith, who was nominated for another Tony for Platinum (1979), also had a successful nightclub act in the 1970s. Slightly creased at blank margins, light embossing impressions at lower right margin. Minor surface creases (not evident head on), one at Smith's arm. Stamped number and name written (unknown hand) in ink on verso (no show through). Fine condition.