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Auction History Result 6z0639 CASTLE IN THE DESERT insert 1942 Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan with gun, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/1/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame!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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only once before auctioned an example of this poster! It sold for $435 and now that very same poster has been reconsigned to us for this auction, so it is still the only example we have ever auctioned. Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good. The poster has light fold and border wear. It has a little over 1" of separation at the right edge of the upper horizontal fold and there is a single tiny pinhole in between the "S" and "E" of "DESERT". It has a few tiny tears in the blank borders. Otherwise it only has a few faint smudges and light creases around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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