Cat. #00061101: WALTER BRENNAN

Scarce vintage 10x8-inch black and white portrait as Ned Otis in 1956's Glory, boldly signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen in the period of the film. In good condition, with minor handling dings. Due to a vocal chord injury sustained in World War I, vaudevillian and character actor Walter Brennan had a high-pitched, scratchy voice that facilitated playing old man roles, while still in his thirties. Moreover, he had removable false teeth, following an incident in which he was kicked in the face by a mule, which, when removed, further enhanced his portrayals of elderly persons, as well as a remarkable faculty for mimicking ethnic accents.  Brennan, who nabbed a whopping three Academy Awards, was unforgettable as a mixed bag of old codgers, and alternatively warm and fuzzy or utterly corrupt personages in The Wedding Night (1935), Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), The Texans (1938), The Buccaneer (1938), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle