SADDLE LEATHER LAW MOVIE CAST - INSCRIBED LOBBY CARD SIGNED 01/22/1981 CO-SIGNED BY: CHARLES "DURANGO" STARRETT, JIMMY WAKELY - HFSID 323596

SADDLE LEATHER LAW MOVIE CAST
Charles "Durango" Starrett and Jimmy Wakely pen their names on a colorized 14x11 lobby card for the film Saddle Leather Law
Inscribed lobby card signed: "To my friend Clint -/from his fan/Charles "Durango"/Starrett", "To Clinton/from/Jimmy/1-22-81", Colorized 14x11. CHARLES STARRETT (1903-1986, born in Athol, Massachusetts) is best known for his portrayal of "The Durango Kid" in a string of B-westerns in the 1940s and early 1950s. He spent his college years playing football for Dartmouth, and upon graduation chose acting as his profession. After a few years of stage work and vaudeville, Starrett signed with Paramount in 1930 but never found the breakthrough role he needed to be a star at the studio. In the mid-1930s, Starrett signed a long-term contract with Columbia and starred in a multitude of B westerns for the studio. But his most famous part, as the Durango Kid, was the role that both made and broke his film career. Return of the Durango Kid (1945), kicked off a series of nearly 70 Durango Kid films. But in the early 1950s, as the B-western faded into the horizon, Starrett retired from the screen. He passed away in 1986 at the age of 82. Singer, songwriter and actor JIMMY WAKELY (1914-1982), Monogram's low-budget answer to Gene Autry, made a number of Westerns for the studio, but he is best remembered for his collaborations with singer Margaret Whiting and the Christmas song, "Silver Bells". Wakely, who was second only to Autry in pop hits, made his debut with his Jimmy Wakely Trio in the 1939 Roy Rogers' vehicle, Saga of Death Valley. He made his last films for Monogram in 1949, but was later seen on the big screen in The Marshal's Daughter (1953), Arrow in the Dust (1954) and Money, Women and Guns (1959). Wakely, whose songs include "Moon Over Montana", "The Weary Stranger", "My Heart Has Room for You", "I Don't Care", "It's a Beautiful Day", "Bouquet of Roses", "Cowtown, U.S.A." and "Rose of the Prairie", had his compositions featured in a number of feature films from 1942-1998. Corners worn and creased. Toned. Light surface creases and dents (not seen head on). Wax and ink notes (unknown hand) on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.