DUNCAN "THE CISCO KID" RENALDO - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/05/1970 - HFSID 22793

DUNCAN RENALDO
Handwritten letter saying "I do not have any pictures left of the Trader Horn era ... I hope the attached will do"
Autograph Letter signed: "Duncan Renaldo", 1p, 8½x11. Santa Barbara, California, 1970 March 5. On personal letterhead to "Dear Mr. Kauski". In full: "Thank you very much for your interesting letter of Nov 9. 1969, and I am very sorry I am so late in answering it. I have been away for the past three months and just returned. I am sorry. I do not have any pictures left of the Trader Horn era. However, I hope the attached will do. [not included] Kindest regards and good wishes. Sincerely yours". Duncan Renaldo (1904-1980), who signed with MGM in 1928, played mostly Latin lovers in late silents and early "talkie" films. In 1932, he spent almost a year in prison on illegal entry charges filed by immigration authorities; he was later pardoned by President Roosevelt. In the 1940s, Renaldo was selected to be one of The Three Mesquiteers, the heroes of a series of popular Westerns. These Westerns and a 1945 feature film, The Cisco Kid Returns, led to the television role for which he is best remembered: The Cisco Kid. Televised from 1950-1955, The Cisco Kid was one of the most durable of television's early westerns and was one of the first series to be filmed in color. Renaldo's film credits include The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929), South of the Border and The Lone Ranger Rides Again (both 1939), Down Mexico Way (1941), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), The Fighting Seabees (1944), Two Years Before the Mast (1946), The Gay Amigo (1949) and Jungle Gold (1966, his last film). In Trader Horn (1931), Renaldo played "Peru", the sidekick of the title character played by Harry Carey. Slightly creased and soiled at edges. One-half inch nick on lower edge. Otherwise, fine condition.