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Auction History Result 7b1021 SPOOK RANCH LC 1925 cowboy Hoot Gibson is forced to sleep in Spook Ranch or go to jail, rare! Date Sold 8/27/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 13 3/4" [28 x 35 cm]) (Learn More) Spook Ranch, the 1925 Edward Laemmle silent cowboy western (produced by Carl Laemmle; about a cowboy who goes into a mining town with his "Negro" valet, George Washington Black, and they are arrested, but are given the chance to win back their freedom if they solve the mystery of a "haunted house" on the outside of town; it turns out a gang of outlaws is hiding out there and making it look haunted, and the cowboy solves the case and wins the love of a rancher's daughter) starring Hoot Gibson, Jules Cowles (as George Washington Black), Helen Ferguson, Robert McKim, and Frank Rice. Note that the cowboy's black African American valet is actually played by white actor Jules Cowles in blackface! Apparently, this actor (who had over 100 film appearances but mostly all minor roles) specialized in playing black people by using blackface makeup (he was a native in a few movies, including "The Lost World"). For some unknown reason, the IMDb got bad information and credits him in this movie as "Ed Cowles", and has a separate listing for that made up actor, but they have the correct information on all of Cowles' other movies. If anyone knows more about Jules Cowles, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this scene card, and one of those examples has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still only one of two examples we have ever auctioned! Note that this lobby card has been trimmed and it now measures 11" x 13 3/4" [28 x 35 cm]. Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good. Please look at our super-sized images to get a good sense of the exact condition of this card. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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