Walk of Fame Movies: Hell’s Highway and Richard Dix

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Richard Dix in Hell's Highway (1932).
Stabnley Fiields, Richard Dix, and Tom Brown in Hell's Highway.

Whoever designed the original poster for this sure had fun adding not-very subtle subtext:

The original poster for Hell's Highway (1932)
Nothing to see here. Just a man named Richard Dix, in chains, turned away from the viewer, with “Hell’s Highway” written across his butt.
Composite picture. On the left, a mockup of Richard Dix's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the right, a black and white portrait photo of Richard Dix.

Richard Dix (1608 Vine Street) is Duke, a bank robber on a brutal chain gang. He plans an escape, but when Johnny, his brother, gets put in the same gang, Duke decides to stay in to protect him. He doesn’t do a great job.

Today’s fake poster is a David Lynch ripoff:

A fake poster for Hell's Highway mimicking the poster for Lost Highway.
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