HOUND-DOG MAN MOVIE CAST - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK CO-SIGNED BY: FABIAN, ARTHUR O'CONNELL, BETTY FIELD - HFSID 341463

HOUND-DOG MAN MOVIE CAST: BETTY FIELD, ARTHUR O'CONNELL and FABIAN FORTE
Cast members Field, O'Connell and Forte sign promotional still in black ink
Printed photograph signed: "Good luck/ Betty Field" and "Fabian/ Forte" in black ink and "Arthur O'Connell" in blue ink. B/w, 10x8. Still from the 1959 film Hound-Dog Man. BETTY FIELD (1913-1973) was an American film and stage actress; first appearing on the London stage in She Loves Me Not, before returning to Broadway where she had several other stage success. She made her film debut in 1939 as Mae, the sole female character in Of Mice and Men (1939), and would go on to appear in film such as The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Kings Row (1942), and The Great Gatsby (1949). A member of The Actors Studio, Field would always prefer Broadway to Hollywood. Veteran character actor ARTHUR O'CONNELL (1908-1981) was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Awards for Picnic (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). O'Connell, who made his stage debut in the mid-1930s, appeared in his first film in 1938. His film credits include Citizen Kane (1941), The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956), Bus Stop (1956), Gidget (1959), Operation Petticoat (1959), Cimarron (1960), The Great Imposter (1961),Pocketful of Miracles (1961), Follow That Dream (1962), The Silencers (1966),Fantastic Voyage (1966), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Hiding Place(1975). O'Connell, who appeared on a number of early TV anthologies, was also a regular performer in two series, Mr. Peepers (1953-1954) and The Second Hundred Years (1967-1968). He also mad guest appearances on a long list of TV series through 1975. Singer/actor FABIAN, born Fabiano Anthony Forte in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1943,was one of the biggest of the 1950s teen idols, finding overnight stardom after appearances on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. In 1959-1960, he had a number of Top 10 hits, including Tiger, Hound Dog Man and his signature song Turn Me Loose. Fabian then embarked on a film career, appearing in such films as Hound Dog Man(1959), North to Alaska (1960), High Time (1960) and The Longest Day (1962). Billing himself as Fabian Forte after 1970, he continued to appear in films and made-for-TV movies and made guest appearances on several TV shows. In recent years, Fabian has teamed up with fellow teen idols Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell, touring as "The Golden Boys". Toned. Corners rounded. Creased throughout. Otherwise, fine condition.