Vintage 1930’s Helen Twelvetrees Signed Inscribed 8 x 10 inch Photograph To Sam Levene, Broadway and Film Star – With Rayhuff-Richter Chicago Studio Imprint. Item Description Original Vintage Glossy 8 x 10 inch Photograph Inscribed in Black Pen To Sam Levene. Was best known for her 1930’s roles in melodramas and pre-code films. This sepia-toned studio portrait was professionally taken by. A renowned photography Studio of the era. Original Vintage 8 x 10 Photograph. Rayhuff-Richter, Chicago, Studio Imprint bottom left. 8 x 10 inches. Inscribed To Sam Levene. 8 x 10 inch Glossy Photograph in excellent condition with surface dirt, toning, scuffs, minor indentations, nicks, minor edge wear, corner wear and numerous pinholes on top and bottom borders. Verso ascribed “8947-8″ in pencil. View our photographs which are part of our description and condition report. She starred in Millie, 1931, Young Bride, 1932 and Her Man, 1930. Twelvetrees became a symbol of strength and sensitivity on the screen, earning a dedicated fan base during the pre-code Hollywood era. Renowned for originating some of the most iconic comedic roles in American theatrical history, Sam Levene is rightly r. Levene’s Broadway credits include a staggering list of 40 productions, the first in 1927 and his last in 1980. Levene originated roles in 33 of Broadway productions, many of which became bona-fide hits. A master of farce and comedy. Sam Levene’s stage and film legacy includes dramatic and. Portrayals of cops, conmen, gamblers, theatrical impresarios and beleaguered husbands. Famously known for originating the role of. Nathan Detroit in the 1950 original Broadway production of. Guys and Dolls, a role Levene performed over. 2000 times in the original Broadway, UK and Las Vegas producti ons. In 1998 Sam Levene along with the original cast of Guys and Dolls were posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame; in 1994 Levene was inducted in the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Sam Levene created some of the most important comedic roles in American Theatre history, including. Patsy, a professional if not always successful gambler in 1935 original and longest running Broadway production ever of George Abbott’s Three Men On A Horse which had a Broadway run of 835 performances. Gordon Miller, the desperate small-time shoestring producer, in 1937 original Broadway production of Room Service, a farce, directed by George Abbott which ran for 500 performances. Al Lewis, the retired vaudevillian in Neil Simon’s 1972 original Broadway production of The Sunshine Boys. Sidney Black, the theatrical producer of a Broadway flop in Moss Hart’s original 1948 Broadway production of Light Up The Sky. Horace Vandergelder opposite Ruth Gordon as Dolly Levi in the premiere 1954 UK production of Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker. Officer Finkelstein, a Jewish policeman searching for murderer of a Nazi diplomat in Otto Preminger’s original 1939 Broadway production of Claire Booth Luce’s Margin For Error. Veteran theatre producer Oscar Wolfe in the acclaimed 1975 all-star Broadway revival of The Royal Family directed by Ellis Raab in a cast that Clives Barnes said Noel Coward would have called’divine’. Businessman Boss Mangan in acclaimed 1959 all-star Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Heartbreak House. Aldo Meyer, a kindhearted Jewish doctor, in 1961 Broadway production of The Devil’s Advocate, for which Levene received a Tony Award® nomination for Best Actor. Max Kane, a theatrical agent with a dud client in 1932 original Broadway production of Dinner at Eight written by Edna Ferber and George S. Sam Levene established himself as one of the great film noir stalwarts who are also graduates of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, including Lauren Bacall, Hume Cronyn, Kirk Douglas, Nina Foch, Agnes Moorehead, Thelma Ritter and Edward G. Film Noir Credits Sam Levene’s film noir screen credits include his poignant performances as. William Holden’s taxi-driving brother-in-law Siggie in Golden Boy (1939). Chips Abraham, the merchant marine season, fighting the weather and the U-boats opposite Humphrey Bogart in Action in the North Atlantic (1943). Wayne Greenbaum, the clever ironic City College graduate who was an impassioned Japanese POW in The Purple Heart (1944). Sam Lubinsky as Lieutenant Lubinsky in The Killers (1946), considered the Citizen Kane of Noir. Dave Woods, a newspaper reporter in Elia Kazan’s Boomerang (1947). Louis Miller, a prisoner, who is severely tortured by Hume Cronyn in Brute Force (1947), directed by Jules Dassin. Joseph Samuels, a Jewish soldier who is savagely murdered in Crossfire (1947), considered one of RKO’s best film noirs. Happy, the fight manager in Killer McCoy (1947) starring Mickey Rooney. John Faron, a psychiatrist whose testimony keeps a mental patient from the electric chair in Dial 1119 (1950). Captain Tonetti, head of the homicide bureau in Guilty Bystander (1950). Howard Rysdale, a District Attorney who reluctantly assigns the case to an inexperienced assistant in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957). Frank D’Angelo, a theatrical agent in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. Sam Levene Film Credits, a Hollywood Who’s Who. Mervyn LeRoy: Three Men On A Horse (1936). Joan Blondell: Three Men On A Horse (1936), The Opposite Sex (1957). Myrna Loy, 2 films. After The Thin Man. Hadow of the Thin Man. William Powell, 2 films. Jimmy Stewart, 2 films, Broadway. (1936), The Shopworn Angel (1938), Yellow Jack (1934), original Broadway production. Henry Fonda, 2 films. The Mad Miss Manton. Barbara Stanwyck, 2 films. (1938), Golden Boy (1939). Buddy Ebsen, 2 films. Sing Your Worries Away. Dore Schary, 4 films, Broadway, TV: Married Bachelor (1941), Crossfire. The Devil’s Advocate. Starring Sam Levene (Tony Award Nominee Best Actor) (1961). (1962): Sam Levene interviews Dore Schary. June Havoc, 1 film, 2 TV shows, radio: Sing Your Worries Away. (1942), Studio One: The Mother Bit (1957), The Untouchables: The Larry Fay Story, (1960), Theatre Guild On The Air: Crossfire. Randolph Scott: Gung Ho. Red Skelton, 2 films. Humphrey Bogart: Action in the North Atlantic (1943). Ruth Gordon: 1 film, 1 TV show, UK play premiere, 2 original Broadway productions: Action in the North Atlantic (1943), The Matchmake r (1954), UK premiere starring Ruth Gordon & Sam Levene The Matchmaker (1954), BBC Television starring Ruth Gordon & Sam Levene, Good Soup (1960), original Broadway production starring Ruth Gordon & Sam Levene, Dreyfus In Rehearsal (1974), original Broadway production starring Sam Levene & Ruth Gordon. Zanuck: The Purple Heart (1944). Dana Andrews, 2 films, radio: The Purple Heart (1944). Boomerang (1947), Theatre Guild On The Air: Crossfire (1946). Garson Kanin, 1 film, 4 Broadway Shows: True Glory (1945), Three Men On A Horse (1935), original Broadway production starring Sam Levene, Room Service (1937), original Broadway production starring Sam Levene, The Good Soup (1960), original Broadway production starring Ruth Gordon & Sam Levene, Dreyfus In Rehearsal (1974), original Broadway production starring Sam Levene & Ruth Gordon. Paddy Cheyefsky: True Glory (1945). Burt Lancaster, 4 films, original Broadway production: The Killers. Three Sailors & A Girl. A Sound Of Hunting. 1945 original Broadway production starring Sam Levene, Burt Lancaster Broadway debut. Mark Hellinger, 2 films: The Killers (1946), Brute Force, (1947). Jules Dassin: Brute Force (1947). Mickey Rooney: Killer McCoy (1947). Claire Trevor: The Babe Ruth Story (1948). Jane Powell: Three Sailors & A Girl (1953). Thorton Wilder, UK premier play, BBC TV: UK premiere play, BBC TV: The Matchmake r (1954), UK premiere starring Ruth Gordon as Dolly Levi & Sam Levene as Horace Vandergelder, The Matchmaker (1954) BBC Television starring Ruth Gordon & Sam Levene. June Allyson: The Opposite Sex (1957). David Susskind: Kraft Television Theatre: The Old Ticker (1957), The Play Of The Week: The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959), The Witness: Louis Buchalter (1960). Simone Signoret: Bob Hope’s Chrysler Theatre: A Small Rebellion (1960). A Dream of Kings. Otto Preminger, 1 film, original Broadway production: Such Good Friends (1971), Margin For Error (1939), original Broadway production directed by Otto Preminger. And Justice for All. Collector’s Note This rare signed photo is ideal for collectors of Golden Age Hollywood, early film history, or autographed memorabilia. Authentic autographs of Helen Twelvetrees are relatively scarce and prized for their vintage charm and association with the dramatic style of early sound films.