{"product_id":"cat-003253-alastair-sim","title":"Cat. #003253:  ALASTAIR SIM","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eHighly scarce vintage 3.5 x 5.5-inch sepia-tone English postcard portrait, boldly signed in black fountain pen in the early 1930s. In fine condition. Droll, moon-faced, Scottish character actor Alastair Sim made a late movie debut at the age of 35, having thitherto worked as a professor of elocution and occasional stage performer. In his earlier films, he played dimwitted provincials, notably the buffoonish sergeant in the I\u003ci\u003enspector Hornleigh\u003c\/i\u003e mystery series in the late 1930s. He achieved real stardom in the following decade, frequently portraying dithering oddballs who weren't quite as distracted or disorganized as they seemed, including the undercover detective in \u003ci\u003eCottage to Let\u003c\/i\u003e (1943), the inquisitive Inspector Cockrill in \u003ci\u003eGreen for Danger\u003c\/i\u003e (1946) and the befuddled birdwatcher in \u003ci\u003eHue and Cry\u003c\/i\u003e (1947). Among his most fondly remembered roles of the 1950s were the taciturn moralist forced to break the law in order to qualify for an inheritance in \u003ci\u003eLaughter in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (1952); the enigmatic \"voice of conscience\" in \u003ci\u003eAn Inspector Calls\u003c\/i\u003e (1954); the mild-mannered professional assassin in \u003ci\u003eThe Green Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1956); his \"drag\" appearances as the snooty headmistress in the \u003ci\u003eSt. Trinians\u003c\/i\u003e farces; and, of course, the title role in \u003ci\u003eScrooge\u003c\/i\u003e (1951). His sole horror role came with \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomist\u003c\/i\u003e in 1956.  Seemingly growing funnier with each passing year, the 72-year-old Sim all but stole the show as a doddering cleric in the outrageous \u003ci\u003eThe Ruling Class\u003c\/i\u003e (1972). Throughout his four-decade film career, he was also active in theater, directing and starring in several of the works of playwright James Bridie and, by popular request, as Captain Hook in multiple productions of Barrie's \"Peter Pan.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50076667314435,"sku":"jsk1793399620608","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/7673\/7539\/files\/cat-003253-alastair-sim_1.jpg?v=1793399637","url":"https:\/\/traystylingwear.shop\/products\/cat-003253-alastair-sim","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}