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Auction History Result 5h0465 FATAL HOUR linen 1sh R1950 cool artwork of Boris Karloff as Asian detective Mr. Wong! Date Sold 10/29/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1950 Re-Release Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Fatal Hour, the 1940 William Nigh Asian detective crime mystery murder thriller ("Original story by Hugh Wiley") starring Boris Karloff (as Mr. Wong), Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, Charles Trowbridge, Frank Puglia, and Richard Loo. Note that there was a character called "Mr. Wong" in the 1935 movie "The Mysterious Mr. Wong", and he was played by Bela Lugosi. In 1938, "Mr. Wong, Detective" was made, starring Boris Karloff in the title role, and this Mr. Wong was an Chinese detective and had no relationship to the earlier Bela Lugosi character (this was based on a series of "James Lee Wong" stories in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley). This proved popular, and there were four more movies with Karloff playing Mr. Wong in 1939 and 1940. In 1940, he left the role, and one more movie was made, "Phantom of Chinatown", starring Keye Luke in the lead role, but that was the last of the series (perhaps it was the loss of Karloff that ended the series, or perhaps 1940 was not a good time for U.S. movies with an Asian hero). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had significant paper loss in the bottom right of Karloff's face, starting at the bottom edge of his mustache and extending down into his chin. It had small paper loss at the bottom crossfold and a few small tears and tiny areas of paper loss on the other folds. Overall, the poster was in fair condition prior to linenbacking. A really talented restorer replaced the paper loss described above and the poster displays well, but bear in mind this significant restoration before bidding. Learn More about condition grades 
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