Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 Universal Pictures studio portrait of Carradine as Chicken Sam from the 1931 film Heaven on Earth, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Charles—Cordially, John Peter Richmond, commonly known as 'Chicken Sam.'” Reverse of photo bears an affixed caption and a Freulich studio credit stamp. In fine condition. In homage to his uncle, Carradine began his career using the stage name Peter Richmond, soon adding "John" to the beginning, which was purportedly in honor of his friend John Barrymore. In 1935, he adopted the stage name John Carradine and legally took the name as his own two years later.
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