Hap Hadley was a much sought-after pen-and-ink illustrator who created movie, circus and show billboards including which 1928 Charlie Chaplin film?
Hap Hadley Alvan Cordell "Hap" Hadley (March 16, 1895, Findlay, Illinois – August 4, 1976, Los Angeles, California) was an American artist specializing in pen and ink representations of popular subjects. He created posters for various films, including Buster Keaton's "The General" (1926) and Charlie Chaplin's "The Circus" (1928), as well as promotional posters for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and billboards for Roy Rogers. A movie poster of "The General" was sold by Christie's East on December 5, 1994, for $46,000.
The Great White Way (1924 film) The Great White Way is a 1924 silent film comedy centered on the sport of boxing. It was directed by E. Mason Hopper. It was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Goldwyn Pictures. It was made with the cooperation of the New York City Fire Department. The film stars Oscar Shaw and Anita Stewart and is a lost film. It was remade twelve years later as "Cain and Mabel" with Marion Davies and Clark Gable.