Tom Fadden in 1940's "Zanzibar". The 1940s would see him appear in other classic and notable films such as: the Bob Hope comedy, "My Favorite Blonde" (1942); "Pardon My Sarong" (1942), starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello; "The Naughty Nineties" (1945), again starring Abbott and Costello; the film noir, "The Big Sleep" (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; and 1946's "It's a Wonderful Life", where he had a particularly memorable scene as the Tollhouse Keeper on the bridge, who reacts to Clarence's (the angel) explanation of who he is to George Bailey (James Stewart). The 1950s would see Fadden
George S. Sandstrom an annular lip integral therewith and extending inwardly from the top of said rim, a flat top ring fixedly to the inside circumference of the said rim over which said head is drawn. The George S. Sandstrom banjolele pictured on the right was made in 1917. It has a bright and surprisingly loud sound. I purchased it from Griffin Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto California. George Sandstrom's instruments had light California Maple necks with a medium dark California maple body. A few were made with the body, and resonator of burled California Redwood. A true California native. George S. Sandstrom