WALTER REED - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 350583

WALTER REED
A scene from one of Reed's four appearances with “The Man of Steel”.
Photograph signed: "Walter Reed". B/w, 10x8. Depicted with George Reeves (as Superman), Phyllis Coates (as reporter Lois Lane) and Stanley Andrews (as "the Sheriff") in his role as Bill Corrigan. These actors originated their roles in the 1951 film, Superman and the Mole-Men, which was later shown as episodes 25 and 26 of the first season of the TV series, The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958). Reed would later appear as another character, General Barrel, on the series in 1958, when Noel Neill played Lois Lane (1953-1958). Creased at blank margins and corners, light stain at mid-right margin and background. Minor surface creases and striations (most not evident head on). Light stain from label on verso (no show through). Fine condition.  Framed to an overall size of 14x12.

Actor Walter Reed (1916-2001), born Walter Reed Smith, was the son of an Army officer. He first appeared in stock and on Broadway before breaking into films (with the help of Joel McCrea) in the early 1940s. Reed's films include Military Training (1941), Seven Days' Leave (1942), Return of the Bad Men (1948), Fighter Squadron (1948), Superman and the Mole-Men (1951), Submarine Command (1951), Thunderbirds (1952), War Paint (1953), The High and the Mighty (1954), Hell's Island (1955), The Helen Morgan Story (1957), The Horse Soldiers (1959) and Fort Courageous (1965), and Reed also appeared as a guest star on a long list of television shows, including The Adventures of Superman (1952, 1958), as well as on Westerns, sci-fi series and sitcoms. In the late 1960s, after appearing in the made-for-TV movie, Deadlock, and directing the TV film, The Monk, Reed retired from acting to become a real estate investor and broker.