A Belgian colour lithographic film poster, 1930s with Earle Douglas in "Doug ... à la Rescousse/ Doug ... Ter Hulp" ("Doug to the Rescue" in French and Dutch), depicting 2 men fighting, printed by the Co-operative Union, Liège; a few edge nicks in places circa 61 x 86cm An American actor called both Earle and Earl Douglas (1903-1964) starred in silent films in the 1920s and in sound films in the 1930s. There appears to be no record of a film with the name on the poster, nor indeed of this particular poster. What could be significant, however, is a 1936 film called "The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand" - the violent image in the poster shows one man's hand gripping the mouth and jaw of the other actor. Earle Douglas is not credited in this American film, though (not uncommon, as he was not always credited in his films, often playing henchmen rather than leading roles)