William Boyd
Pre - Hoppy
The mystery of the missing painting
commissioned by Dorothy
Sebastian...

Dorothy commissioned California artist
Warren Newcombe to paint this picture of Bill
Boyd in his role as Feodor from the movie "The
Volga Boatman". This painting is called "Bill
Boyd, Movie Star" measures 80 inches x 48
inches and it was completed in December of
1932.














In the 1940's the painting was sold as part and
parcel along with the Malibu Hills house and
all of it's furnishings because at this time
William Boyd was trying to get together
enough cash to purchase the rights to the
Hopalong Cassidy character.

Who owns the painting today? Where is this
painting now? Do you know? No one seems to
know what became of this painting, but I'd love
to find out...  Please send me an email!

info @ dorothysebastian.com
I want to thank Susie Coffman for sharing many wonderful pictures of
William Boyd for this page.
A City Sparrow 1920
Volga Boatman 1926
Lucky Devils 1933
Go Get em Haines 1936
Carnival Boat 1932
The Last Frontier 1926
Eve's Leaves 1926
Cheaters 1934
His first Command 1929
Beyond Victory 1931
High Voltage 1929
The Big Gamble 1931
Painted Desert 1931
The Cop 1928
Lady of the Pavements 29
Skyscrapper 1928
The Flying Fool 1929
Power 1928
Yankee Clipper 1927
Two Arabian Knights 27
Her Man O War 1926
Night Flyer 1928
King of Kings 1927
Road To Yesterday 1925
For Hopalong Cassidy pictures & information
the new bio/coffeetable book on William Boyd
click:
HERE
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Behind the scenes 1929
Lady of the Pavements
The Flying Fool
High Voltage
Yankee Clipper
The Leatherneck 1929
Burning Gold 1936
Bobbed Hair 1922
Two Arabian Knights 27
Road To Yesterday 1925
The Cop 1928
Forty Winks 1925
Two Arabian Knights 27
Two Arabian Knights 27
Painted Desert 1931