One of the few sidekicks to land on the annual list of Top Ten Western Box Office Stars, he did so repeatedly. In his early films he alternated between whiskered comic relief sidekicks and clean- shaven bad guys, but by the later thirties played almost exclusively as a Western sidekick to stars such as John Wayne Roy Rogers and Randolph Scott. After his last film, in 1950, he starred as the host of a network television show devoted to stories of the old West for children. Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 photo of Hayes resting himself on a fence, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Dick, Sincerely, Gabby Hayes.” In fine condition, with a bit of light edge wear and a few corner tip dings and creases. R&R COA.
