{"product_id":"cat-00199120-franklin-pangborn","title":"Cat. #00199120:  FRANKLIN PANGBORN","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eScarce vintage black fountain pen signature on a 4.5 x 5.25-inch light yellow autograph album page, acquired in-person in the 1930s. In good condition, with a tiny bit of ink brushing in to the second letter of his first name. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eFussy, frenetic character actor Franklin Pangborn actually began his career playing romantic leads and villains on the stage, but his serious side went out the window after he was signed by Mack Sennett to play assorted supporting characters in comedy shorts of the late '20s and early '30s. He was thereafter regularly cast as hilariously compromised husbands, flustered clerks and floorwalkers, nosy neighbors, and exasperated hotel managers, who always seemed to be dragged into a control freak's worst conceivable nightmare. Among his many classic film credits were \u003ci\u003eMenu \u003c\/i\u003e(1933), \u003ci\u003eImitation of Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1934), \u003ci\u003eThe Mandarin Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e (1936), \u003ci\u003eStep Lively, Jeeves!\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eShe's Dangerous \u003c\/i\u003e(1937), \u003ci\u003eA Star Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eStage Door\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), \u003ci\u003eJust Around the Corner\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), \u003ci\u003eTopper Takes a Trip\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), \u003ci\u003eThe Bank Dick\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), \u003ci\u003eSullivan's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eThe Palm Beach Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eHail the Conquering Hero\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), \u003ci\u003eReckless Age\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), and \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Blows at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e (1945).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43451970814161,"sku":"pdk1793134054242","price":48.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/2372\/3985\/files\/cat-00199120-franklin-pangborn_1.jpg?v=1793134082","url":"https:\/\/petebugzapper.shop\/products\/cat-00199120-franklin-pangborn","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}