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Auction History Result 7f0708 DOOMED TO DIE 8 LCs 1940 Asian detective Boris Karloff & Marjorie Reynolds, complete set! Date Sold 9/24/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Doomed to Die, the 1940 William Nigh Asian detective murder crime mystery thriller ("Original story by Hugh Wiley") starring Boris Karloff (as Mr. Wong), Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, William Stelling, Catherine Craig, Guy Usher, Henry Brandon, Melvin Lang, Wilbur Mack, Kenneth Harlan, and Richard Loo. Note that there was a character called "Mr. Wong" in the 1935 movie "The Mysterious Mr. Wong", and he was played by Bela Lugosi. In 1938, "Mr. Wong, Detective" was made, starring Boris Karloff in the title role, and this Mr. Wong was an Chinese detective and had no relationship to the earlier Bela Lugosi character (this was based on a series of "James Lee Wong" stories in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley). This proved popular, and there were four more movies with Karloff playing Mr. Wong in 1939 and 1940. In 1940, he left the role, and one more movie was made, "Phantom of Chinatown", starring Keye Luke in the lead role, but that was the last of the series (perhaps it was the loss of Karloff that ended the series, or perhaps 1940 was not a good time for U.S. movies with an Asian hero). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: good. The title card has a few tears at upper right that have been repaired with tape from the back. The card pictured below it has tiny tears around the edges that have been repaired with tape from the back. The card pictured to the right of the title card has drawing in the faces of the stars and several pinholes around the edges. The card pictured to the lower right of the title card has a scratch at low and some tiny stains and surface paper loss. The card with Karloff near the model ship has some scuffs and stains. The card pictured to its right was folded in half vertically at one time and it has tape behind that crease, and some smudges and scuffs. The card pictured below that has MANY stains scattered throughout (see our image). The card pictured to its left has pinholes around the edges and some smudges and scuffs. A few are in "good to very good" condition, but most are either in "good" condition or in lesser condition as noted above. Please see our super-sized images to get a good sense of the condition of each of these cards prior to placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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