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Auction History Result 3y260 DOOMED TO DIE 1sh 1940 Asian detective Boris Karloff over Marjorie Reynolds and Withers! Date Sold 1/30/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good. There are a few creases and tears of varying lengths along portions of the center horizontal fold and there is separation and paper loss in the center crossfold, with a smaller area of paper loss to its left. There is lesser separation in the lower crossfold with tiny paper loss , and there are a few inches of separation in the lower left horizontal fold that has been repaired with tape from the back. There is some blank border loss at upper right. It is otherwise in good condition and after linenbacking with some paint restoration the poster will look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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