{"product_id":"cat-001388-francis-ford","title":"Cat. #001388:  FRANCIS FORD","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eExceptionally scarce vintage inscribed blue fountain pen signature on a 4x6-inch cream-color autograph album page, acquired in-person in the 1930s. In good condition. Prolific film actor, director and screenwriter Francis Ford, who was the elder brother of John Ford, appeared in nearly 500 silent and early talkie classics, more often than not cast as ruthless, unsavory men of authority. Despite his tremendously varied career, his signature is most heavily sought by fans of the horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery genres, particularly for his role as Hans in James Whale's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e (1931)-- the villager who carries dead Maria into town, declaring, \"She's drowned... She was MURDERED!\" He was also memorable in the Sherlock Holmes flick \u003cem\u003eA Study in Scarlet \u003c\/em\u003e(1914), \u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Leopard Lady \u003c\/em\u003e(1914), \u003cem\u003eThe Craving\u003c\/em\u003e (1918), \u003cem\u003eCharlie Chan's Greatest Case \u003c\/em\u003e(1933), \u003cem\u003eCharlie Chan's Courage\u003c\/em\u003e (1934), \u003cem\u003eCharlie Chan's Secret\u003c\/em\u003e (1936), \u003cem\u003eCharlie Chan at the Circus\u003c\/em\u003e (1936), \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Wouldn't Die\u003c\/em\u003e (1942), \u003cem\u003eThe Climax\u003c\/em\u003e (1944), and \u003cem\u003eHangover Square\u003c\/em\u003e (1945). This is just the fifth example of Ford's autograph we have ever encountered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67860996292835,"sku":"thy1793368302400","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/3965\/8211\/files\/cat-001388-francis-ford_1.jpg?v=1793368312","url":"https:\/\/vintageinspiredwear.shop\/products\/cat-001388-francis-ford","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}