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Auction History Result 1w309 NOW OR NEVER 8 LCs '35 great images of Richard Talmadge, Dare Devil of the Screen! Date Sold 10/20/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 10" x 12 1/2" [25 x 32 cm]) (Learn More) Now or Never, the 1935 Bernard B. Ray (billed as "B.B. Ray") jewel thief mistaken identity crime thriller (about a man with the unusual, and incredibly dangerous occupation of posing as a "front" for people who transport expensive diamonds and jewelry; he pretends to carry the gems, thus luring away the attention of the potential thieves from the real courier; ) starring Richard Talmadge (billed as "The Dare Devil of the Screen Dick Talmadge"), Janet Chandler, Eddie Davis, Robert Walker, Otto Metzetti, Thomas Ricketts, and Victor Metz. Note that Richard Talmadge was born "Sylvester Alphonse Metz", and he was an acrobat with the Barnum and Bailey Circus. He got a job in Hollywood as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and then graduated to starring in movies, always performing lots of stunts. He had two acrobat brothers, Otto Metzetti and Victor Metz, who appeared with him in some of his movies. Note that the Robert Walker credited above was NOT the Robert Walker who starred in the 1940s and 1950s, but a different Robert Walker who started making movies in 1913, and he appeared in an amazing 255 movies through 1953, a 40 year span, but most of those were westerns, and a lot of them were very minor roles, often uncredited. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that these lobby cards have been trimmed and they now measure 10" x 12 1/2" [25 x 32 cm]. Condition: fair to good. Each has been heavily trimmed around the edges for use in a foreign country, and each has a censor stamp in near one edge. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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