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Auction History Result f026 CASTLE IN THE DESERT movie lobby card '42 Toler as Charlie Chan! Date Sold 2/7/2006Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) Castle in the Desert, the 1942 Harry Lachman Asian detective mystery crime thriller ("Based on the character 'Charlie Chan' created by Earl Derr Biggers") starring Sidney Toler (as Charlie Chan), Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr, Douglass Dumbrille (billed as "Douglas Dumbrille"), Henry Daniell, Edmund MacDonald, Victor Sen Yung (billed as "Sen Yung"), Steven Geray, and Lucien Littlefield. Note that this was the last Charlie Chan film released by 20th Century Fox who then turned over the series to Monogram. Note that the very first Charlie Chan movie was "House Without a Key" in 1925, with George Kuwa as Chan. In 1927, "The Chinese Parrot" (directed by Paul Leni) starred Sojin Kamiyama as Chan. In 1929 came the third movie, "Behind That Curtain", starring E.L. Park as Charlie Chan. 1931 brought "Charlie Chan Carries On", starring Warner Oland in the first of many movies with him as the Asian detective, and he was later replaced by Sidney Toler and then Roland Winters (there would ultimately be 47 Charlie Chan movies!). Of course, Charlie Chan is one of the most memorable literary creations ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that the lobby card offered in this auction is one of eleven different Charlie Chan lobby cards (from eleven different movies!) that we are selling this week on eBay, in eleven separate auctions! Not only does every card feature Chan, but most have close images of him! Best of all, all of the cards are in nice condition (several are near perfect), and none of the cards have the slightest restoration of any kind (not a single piece of tape anywhere on any card)! Condition: very good to fine. There are pinholes in the borders and a few tiny creases and tears. There are some faint scuffs in the lower left of the image (only slightly noticeable in one place in Toler's sleeve). Learn More about condition grades 
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