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Auction History Result 6r1236 MR. MOTO TAKES A CHANCE 2 LCs 1938 Asian detective Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson & Kent, rare! Date Sold 11/26/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 2 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Mr. Moto Takes a Chance, the 1938 Norman Foster Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("based on the character 'Mr. Moto' created by J.P. Marquand"; "Original story by Willis Cooper and Norman Foster"; the fourth entry in this series of popular movies) starring Peter Lorre (in the title role as Mr. Moto), Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Chick Chandler, and George Regas. 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. Important Added Info: Note that these are two very rare lobby cards from this movie! We have NEVER auctioned the one pictured at bottom and we have only auctioned the card pictured at top once before and that was in 2009. Condition: very good. The card pictured at to has a few tiny scuff marks but is otherwise in excellent condition. The one below it has four pieces of tape on the back that were not put there for any restoration purpose, typical of vintage lobby cards, but one has caused some small blank border loss at upper left due to rough removal. The rare cards are otherwise in nice condition and have never have had any restoration of any kind! Learn More about condition grades 
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