DUNCAN "THE CISCO KID" RENALDO - INSCRIBED PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK 1972 - HFSID 345387

DUNCAN RENALDO
The actor pens his name and a short note on this still from Trader Horn
Inscribed Printed Photograph signed in Ink: "To Harry Wilkinson/ In appreciation for his efforts in behalf of the efforts made to preserve the Motion Picture image of the American Cinema-/ Sincerely Duncan Renaldo/ Little Peru, in Trader Horn/ 1972", in black ink, b/w, 10x8. 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). Pin-holes near the top two corners. Corners bent. Ink notes (unknown hand) and ink stamps on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.