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Auction History Result 9b0418 CHARLIE CHAN'S SECRET Italian LC 1936 great art of Asian detective Warner Oland, rare! Date Sold 6/22/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Italian Movie Lobby Card (Italian LC; measures 12 3/4" x 13 3/4" [32 x 35 cm]) (Learn More) Charlie Chan's Secret, the 1936 Gordon Wiles Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("Is Chan doomed at last?"; "Death strikes unseen! Dread peril threatens! But his lips are sealed! Why?"; "Based on the character 'Charlie Chan' created by Earl Derr Biggers") starring Warner Oland (in the title role as Charlie Chan), Rosina Lawrence, Charles Quigley, Henrietta Crosman, Edward Trevor, Astrid Allwyn, Herbert Mundin, Ivan Miller, and Francis Ford. 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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame!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 this is an extremely rare Italian lobby card from the first release of this movie in 1936. Italian lobby cards from before World War II are on a heavyweight paper and they have a "tipped-in" black & white still. They are extremely rare due to paper shortages in Italy during World War II. It was not until after World War II that Italian distributors switched to "photobustas", which resemble lobby cards, but which are on a much thinner paper, and which often measure larger than the earlier Italian lobby cards. Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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