Autographs of Frank Randle
Frank Randle (born Arthur Hughes, also known as Arthur McEvoy or Arthur Twist; 30 January 1901 – 7 July 1957) was an English comedian. A contemporary of fellow Lancastrians George Formby and Gracie Fields, he was regarded as more subversive. More about Frank Randle
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Randle was born in Aspull, near Wigan, Lancashire, to an unmarried Rhoda Heathcoate Hughes. He left school aged 13 and worked in menial jobs until two years later when he joined an acrobatic troupe. He took the name Arthur McEvoy after his mother married Richard McEvoy. In 1928, Randle began to tour as a comedian, principally in Lancashire and Northern England. Randle appeared on stage carrying a red warning lamp, similar to the type found around road works, declaring "Look what some dam'd fool left in’t road". He developed his own show, Randle's Scandals, which in the 1950s featured Roy Castle.
Randle's mischievous wit led to a running conflict with Harry Barnes, a police chief of the Lancashire seaside resort of Blackpool, who frequently banned him from performing in the town's venues. He was prosecuted in 1952 on four charges of obscenity and fined £10 on each count. Randle responded to his critics in robust fashion, frequently throwing his false teeth into the audience and once bombarding Blackpool from an aeroplane with toilet rolls (according to an episode of Rude Britannia, broadcast by the BBC on 15 June 2010, the toilet roll bombardment actually took place over Accrington, not Blackpool). Randle's police charge sheet is lodged with Lancashire Archives. Read even more about Frank Randle at Wikipedia
Randle's mischievous wit led to a running conflict with Harry Barnes, a police chief of the Lancashire seaside resort of Blackpool, who frequently banned him from performing in the town's venues. He was prosecuted in 1952 on four charges of obscenity and fined £10 on each count. Randle responded to his critics in robust fashion, frequently throwing his false teeth into the audience and once bombarding Blackpool from an aeroplane with toilet rolls (according to an episode of Rude Britannia, broadcast by the BBC on 15 June 2010, the toilet roll bombardment actually took place over Accrington, not Blackpool). Randle's police charge sheet is lodged with Lancashire Archives. Read even more about Frank Randle at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Frank Randle
In total, we tracked 35 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Frank Randle (RARE AUTOGRAPH BOOK SIGNED BY LAUREL AND HARDY ,FRANK RANDLE, GEORGE FORMBY etc) was sold in October 2015 for £310.00 while the cheapest item (FRANK RANDLE (1901-57) & DAN YOUNG 1899-1970) MANCHESTER COMEDIES,SIGNED PHOTOS) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2021 with an average selling price of £5.24 for an autographed item of Frank Randle. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2015 with £310.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was December 2020. In average, an autographed item from Frank Randle is worth £8.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Frank Randle were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | FRANK RANDLE & G H ELLIOT GENUINE DOUBLE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PAGE ACTORS SINGERS | £6.49 | |
| FRANK RANDLE (1901-1957) signed album page Comedian IT'S A GRAND LIFE Diana Dors | £3.99 | |
| FRANK RANDLE (1901-57) & DAN YOUNG 1899-1970) MANCHESTER COMEDIES,SIGNED PHOTOS | £0.99 | |
| Frank Randle + Bobby Howes + Gilbert Harding Genuine Signed Album Page | £2.99 | |
| FRANK RANDLE - Signed 6x4 Photograph - COMEDY - STAGE/FILM | £39.99 | |
| Frank Randle English Comedian Born 1901 Autograph Signed Photograph U1239 | £6.99 | |
| FRANK RANDLE ENGLISH COMEDIAN RADIO & FILM HAND-SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | £12.95 | |
| Frank Randle Signed | £5.00 | |
| Frank Randle vintage signed caricature, page AFTAL#145 | £7.00 | |
| Original Hand Signed Autograph - Frank Randle - Comic Actor & Writer | £11.95 | |
| Original Ink Signed - Frank Randle - British Comedian Autographed Photograph | £8.99 | |
| Original Signed - Frank Randle British Comedian Autographed Photograph & Letter | £9.99 | |
| Signed Frank Randle 1901-1957 Northern Comedy Legend Actor Film Stage 1920s 30s | £12.50 | |
| VINTAGE FRANK RANDLE COMEDIAN 1944 SIGNED AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE PLUS SKETCH VG | £8.53 | |
| Vintage Saucy Comic FRANK RANDLE (1901-1957) Somewhere In England,'Signed pic | £10.55 | |