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CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS pb OR search current auctions Auction History Result 1e110 CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS pressbook '36 great images of Asian detective Warner Oland! Date Sold 7/18/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 12 1/4" x 18 3/4" [31 x 48 cm]; 8 pages) (Learn More) Charlie Chan at the Circus, the 1936 Harry Lachman Asian detective big top crime mystery comedy thriller ("A gorilla killer on the loose! Crime at the Carnival! Murder under the Big Top!"; "HELP! - and Chan's 12 children come to the rescue!"; "Based on the character 'Charlie Chan' created by Earl Derr Biggers") starring Warner Oland (in the title role as Charlie Chan), Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno (the Brasnos are billed as "George and Olive Brasno"), Francis Ford, John McGuire, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Deane, and John Aasen. 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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame! Also note that George and Olive Brasno were brother and sister who were "little people" who each appeared in a handful of movies (including The Mighty Barnum). They did not take the parts of Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz because they were making more money in vaudeville! Also note that John Aasen was a Norwegian giant who appeared in ten movies between 1923 and 1936, often uncredited. He first appeared as "Colosso" in Harold Lloyd's "Why Worry?", and he appeared with the Our Gang kids as a circus giant in "Growing Pains". He died in 1938 at the age of 48. He was advertised as being 8' 9", but this is almost certainly an extreme exaggeration, for it was common at the time to add at least one foot to the height of tall men in circuses, and in 2008, his skeleton was measured and he was discovered to have been 7' 2". If anyone knows more about John Aasen, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this pressbook (if the back cover is not the poster page, we photographed the interior poster page), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut. It was folded across the middle at one time, but otherwise, it is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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