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Auction History Result 4w381 MR MOTO'S LAST WARNING linen 1sh '39 artwork of Asian detective Peter Lorre! Date Sold 9/13/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Mr. Moto's Last Warning, the 1939 Norman Foster Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("Based on the character 'Mr. Moto' created by John P. Marquand"; the sixth entry in this series of popular movies) starring Peter Lorre (in "yellowface" makeup in the title role as Mr. Moto), Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field, John Carradine, George Sanders, Joan Carol, and Leyland Hodgson. 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. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. All of the borders were folded back at one time and there were some tiny staple holes around the edges of the poster. There was tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and some tiny creases and fine surface paper loss on parts of some foldlines. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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