Classic Entertainment Autographs

Cat. #00167313: MAY MCAVOY

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Rather uncommon vintage inscribed signature on a 3x5-inch tan card, dating to the 1970s.  In good condition, with multiple ink flecks, due to an apparently uncooperative black marker.  The feisty silent screen actress, who appeared opposite Al Jolson in the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927), also has the distinction of starring in the first all-talkie horror flick, The Terror, in 1928.  Interestingly, the film was released without a soundtrack. The dialogue and sound effects were recorded on a separate Vitaphone disc, which the projectionist was asked to play alongside the reels, requiring a gallant effort to keep the two in synch!