DUNCAN "THE CISCO KID" RENALDO - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 1980 - HFSID 282761

DUNCAN RENALDO aka THE CISCO KID
B/w bust photo of Duncan Renaldo as the Cisco Kid, signed with "Best wishes from your amigo" with his name and as the Cisco Kid. Renaldo signed and dated this photo in 1980, the year that he died.
Inscribed photograph signed "To Sal Peluso -/Best wishes from/your amigo/Duncan Renaldo/Cisco Kid/1980". B/w, 8x9¾ overall, 7¼x9¼ image, one surface. Duncan Renaldo (1904-1980, born Renault Renaldo Duncan in Spain), 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 to 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). Lightly cracked, creased and bowed. Signature is lightly smeared in placed but is legible. Light impressions on image (not visible head-on). Light dent at top edge. Light nick in top edge and bottom right corner. Photo is lightly chipped at right edge. Otherwise in fine condition.