Cat. #001673192: GEORGE MEEKER

Rare vintage inscribed blue fountain pen signature on a 4x6-inch tan card, acquired in-person by indefatigable autograph hound John Virzi in the 1960s. In good condition. George Meeker, ever-sinister-looking character actor of the stage, and silent and early talkie screens, was frequently cast as philandering cads, spineless wastrels, steely-eyed murder suspects, or respectable businessman concealing lives of crime.  His many memorable film credits, more often than not B-pictures, included John Ford's Four Sons (1928), the mystery Thief in the Dark (1928), Strictly Dishonorable (1931), Back Street (1932), Merry-Go-Round (1932), Only Yesterday (1933), King for a Night (1933), The Dragon Murder Case (1934), Murder on a Honeymoon (1935), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Stella Dallas (1937), Marie Antoinette (1938), Spy Ship (1942), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Crime, Inc. (1945), and Below the Deadline (1946).  He made several contributions to the horror, sci-fi and fantasy film genres, mos