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Auction History Result 2d638 MASK OF FU MANCHU candid 8x10 still '32 Boris Karloff having his Asian makeup applied! Date Sold 10/5/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) The Mask of Fu Manchu, the 1932 Charles Brabin fantasy search-for-the-tomb-of-Ghengis-Khan Asian adventure horror thriller (based on the story by Sax Rohmer) starring Boris Karloff (in the title role as Dr. Fu Manchu), Lewis Stone, Myrna Loy (as Fah Lo See), Charles Starrett, Jean Hersholt, and Lawrence Grant. Note that, as was common in early Hollywood, non-Asian actors were hired to play Asians, and they did this through the use of "yellowface" makeup (similar to "blackface" makeup that had been used for so long). Note that, as was common in early Hollywood, non-Asian actors were hired to play Asians, and they did this through the use of "yellowface" makeup (similar to "blackface" makeup that had been used for so long). Often, this was in movies that featured "interracial romances" between Asians and westerners, and those who participated in such romances were shunned and often they led to murders or suicides. Thankfully, these sorts of movies and the practice of actors performing in "yellowface" has almost completely been abandoned! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that the movie is called "Fu Manchu" on the snipe on the back of this still, which was the working title for this movie! Condition: very good. There are some creases around the edges and the still is lightly rippled at the part of the top and bottom borders where the snipe ended. There are some smudges and scuffs scattered in the still, but they are mostly only noticeable when the still is tilted to the light. Learn More about condition grades 
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