Henry B. Walthall, Silent Movies Star Actor c1920 Antique Playing Card- Swap For Sale

You are offerding on a single antique game card that depicts a movie star from the silent movie era.It dates from 1918-1923.

This card depicts Henry B. Walthall.

Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American film actor. His career in movies began in 1908, in the film Rescued from an Eagle's Nest, which also featured another young actor named D.W. Griffith. As the industry grew in size and popularity, Griffith emerged as a director and Walthall found himself a mainstay of the Griffith company, frequently working alongside such Griffith regulars as Owen Moore, Kate Bruce and Jack and Mary Pickford. He followed Griffith's departure from New York's Biograph to California's Reliance-Majestic Studios in 1913. Given the relatively short length of films in the early years, Walthall frequently found himself cast in dozens of films each year. For those still unfamiliar with his face however, he gained national attention in 1915 for his role as Colonel Ben Cameron in Griffith's highly influential and controversial epic The Birth of a Nation. Walthall's portrayal of a Confederate veteran rounding up the Ku Klux Klan won him large-scale fame, and Walthall was soon able to emerge as a leading actor in the years leading up to the 1920s, parting ways with Griffith. He continued through the 1920s, appearing in The Plastic Age with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow and a 1926 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter opposite Lillian Gish. Now in his 40s, he found his roles increasingly more of the "character" variety. Having experience as a stage actor, Walthall continued his career into the 1930s until his death. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.

The back is a pretty playing card design with a a four-horse Roman chariot race.

The card size is approximately2.5 x 3.4inches (63 x 88cm). It has cut rounded corners. It shows little wear, andis clean and bright. See scan for condition.

This is NOT a recent copy or modern reproduction, but a GENUINE antique item.

All cards are delivered in an archival sleeve. I stand behind my products and offer a FULL REFUND if you think the product does not match the description in any way.

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