CLAUDE RAINS SIGNED FANTASTIC PICTURE INVISIBLE MAN GLORIA STEWART AND CLAUDE RAINS STUDIO PHOTO Start Price USD 1,595.00 Current Price USD 1,595.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Location Rutherfordton, North Carolina See more about 'CLAUDE RAINS SIGNED FANTASTIC PICTURE INVISIBLE MAN' Description   Claude Rains Original SignedPhoto with Gloria Stewartcut signatureMounted in dull brush silver frame14 x 31" uv non glare glass to protect the original signed photoAUTHENTIC - ORIGINAL   SIGNATURESThis early great signed photo of Claude Rains in this younger days   Mounted with original Studio Photo along with Gloria Stewart Original Cut Signature Click to shut off sound before watching video of same below ."Playing is the actual sound byte from the movie The Invisible Man" The son of British stage actor Frederick Rains, Claude Rains gave his first theatrical performance at age 11 in Nell of Old Drury. He learned the technical end of the business by working his way up from being a two-dollars-a-week page boy to stage manager.   Signed  To Wally From Claude Rains After making his first U.S. appearance in 1913, Rains returned to England, served in the Scottish regiment during WWI, then established himself as a leading actor in the postwar years.Original Studio Promo Photo Included He was also featured in one obscure British silent film, Build Thy House. During the 1920s, Rains was a member of the teaching staff at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; among his pupils were a young sprout named Laurence Olivier and a lovely lass named Isabel Jeans, who became the first of Rains' six wives.Signed in pen - 4 x 2"While performing with the Theatre Guild in New York in 1932, Rains filmed a screen test for Universal Pictures. On the basis of his voice alone, the actor was engaged by Universal director James Whale to make his talking-picture debut in the title role of The Invisible Man (1933). During his subsequent years at Warner Bros., the mellifluous-voiced Rains became one of the studio's busiest and most versatile character players, at his best when playing cultured villains. Though surprisingly never a recipient of an Academy award, Rains was Oscar-nominated for his performances as the "bought" Senator Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), the title character in Mr. Skeffington (1944), the Nazi husband of Ingrid Bergman in Notorious (1946), and, best of all, the cheerfully corrupt Inspector Renault in Casablanca (1942). In 1946, Rains became the first film actor to demand and receive one million dollars for a single picture; the role was Julius Caesar, and the picture Caesar and Cleopatra. He made a triumphant return to Broadway in 1951's Darkness at Noon. In his last two decades, Claude Rains made occasional forays into television (notably on Alfred Hitchcock Presents) and continued to play choice character roles in big-budget films like Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965 Double Matted in acid free material Please do not pay for this item until you receive an invoice fromus.  The delivery charges are not correct and do not reflect the actual cost based on weight, size, dimensions and zip code.  This can only be determined when the item is packaged etc. BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE SHORT MOVIE CLIP ANDOUR FUN VIDEO BELOW FROM  The Ravin Maven - Greatmovie site with lots to look at - all the great 40s Hollywood actors. A GREAT DISPLAY PIECE FOR YOUR HOME THEATER OR SIGNATURE COLLECTIONORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS NOT REPRINTS We are members of the U.A.C.C. and the Manuscript Society FOR ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME AT keyboards@bellsouth.netTOLL FREE EAST COAST TIME: 1-800-706-1088If in our neck of the woods please visit our studio at:Movies Music and Things182 West 6th St. Rutherfordton,NC28139 We accept all forms of payment PAYPAL BANK, POSTAL OR MONEY ORDERS(PERSONAL CHECK (HELD UNTIL CLEARED) Contact us toll free at: 1-800-706-1088 east coast time or email us at: keyboards@bellsouth.net – Movies Music and Things Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!