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CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS LC OR search current auctions Auction History Result 5p0165 CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS TC 1937 Asian detective Warner Oland & Katherine DeMille, rare! Date Sold 12/19/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Charlie Chan at the Olympics, the 1937 H. Bruce Humberstone Asian detective Berlin Germany sports crime mystery thriller ("Murderous spies invade Olympic games!"; "A new world's record for thrills ....even for Chan!"; "Based on the character 'Charlie Chan' created by Earl Derr Biggers") starring Warner Oland (in the title role as Charlie Chan), Katherine DeMille, Pauline Moore, Allan 'Rocky' Lane, Keye Luke (as Lee Chan), C. Henry Gordon, Jonathan Hale, and Morgan Wallace. Note that the events in this movie take place at the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, where Adolf Hitler presided over the games, hoping they would prove Germany's Aryan superiority, but of course, exactly the reverse occurred! Also 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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame!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 we have only auctioned four examples of this title card, but this is the first time we have auctioned it in five years, and that last card has been reconsigned to us, so it is still only one of four examples we have ever auctioned! Also note that this card has a stamp on the back that indicates it came from early movie poster/comic book dealer Tannar Miles of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Miles sold at many collectibles shows in the 1960s and 1970s, and he started many collectors in both movie posters and comic books (Bruce Hershenson bought his very first movie posters from Mr. Miles!). Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good to very good. There was paper loss in the top right blank corner and someone glued a piece from another card to the back of that area. There is a triangular piece of stiff paper glued to the back of each corner (for reinforcement). There are some tiny dot stains in DeMille's cheek at upper right. There are a few pieces of tape on the back of tiny tears in the borders. There are faint stains and a few tiny bits of paper loss in other parts of the blank borders. Learn More about condition grades 
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