The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

N.p. N.p., Circa 1970. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1970 film, showing a close-up image of actor Sam Jaffe.

An old man is told that his friend has died of natural causes, although he believes the death to have been a murder.

Jaffe, who was born in the Lower East Side in New York, became a well-known character actor on the strength of his performance in Josef von Sternberg's "The Scarlet Empress" (1934). He would go on to work with a number of prominent Hollywood directors, most notably in "Gunga Din" (1939), "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950, for which he would be nominated for an Academy Award), and "Ben-Hur" (1959).

Shot on location in Southern California.

4.75 x 7 inches. Near Fine, with three margins.

[Book #167832]