Vintage original 8 x 10 in. US single-weight glossy photograph from the 1950s crime drama thriller, FOUR BOYS AND A GUN, released in 1957 by United Artists and directed by William Berke, in a moving story of 4 young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. Crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in tragedy.
The image features a great boxing scene between Johnny Doyle (James Franciscus) and Slim (Frank Gero). This photograph features James Franciscus' actual signature he was using at the time on the top of the verso in blue ink. Handwritten in the bottom right corner of the verso is a different handwriting is "rec'd w/note - 10/56"). It is in fine+ condition as shown with the aforementioned staple hole in the top left corner.
Silent Cinema Inc. (the seller here) guarantees the authenticity of James Franciscus' signature.
This photograph came with a group of 5 other early photographs of James Franciscus, all with his signature and the top and al with the same handwritten note in the bottom right corner.