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Auction History Result 6s346 THANK YOU MR. MOTO linen 1sh 1937 great image of Asian detective Peter Lorre, ultra rare! Date Sold 6/9/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Thank You, Mr. Moto, the 1937 Norman Foster Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("Based on a story by John P. Marquand"; the second entry in this series of popular movies) starring Peter Lorre (in the title role as Mr. Moto), Thomas Beck, Pauline Frederick, Jayne Regan, Sidney Blackmer, Sig Ruman (billed as "Sig Rumann"), John Carradine, Philip Ahn, Wilhelm von Brincken, and Nedda Harrigan. Note that Fox had had great success with its Chinese detective, Charlie Chan, so it seemed natural for them to start this second series featuring a Japanese detective. It did not start until 1937, perhaps because they did not have an actor suitable for the lead role, but Peter Lorre had substance abuse issues, and he was probably happy to get the work. Fox made seven movies in just three years, but then they stopped the series, likely because of the rise of anti-Japanese sentiment in the U.S., as World War II neared. 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 this 1937 first release one-sheet is extremely rare! We have never auctioned it before! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had small paper loss at the top and bottom crossfolds, with some tiny tears and tiny bits of paper loss scattered in parts of the vertical fold and a lesser amount on the horizontal folds, with some pinholes and tiny bits of paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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