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Auction History Result 2c403 MR. WONG, DETECTIVE Swedish 1939 great Rohman art of Asian Boris Karloff by gun, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/12/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1939 (from the first release of this movie in Sweden) Vintage Theatrical Folded Swedish Movie Poster (measures 27 1/2" x 39 3/4" [70 x 101 cm]) (Learn More) Mr. Wong, Detective, the 1938 William Nigh murder mystery crime thriller ("Hugh Wiley's famous Collier's Magazine Chinese detective") starring Boris Karloff (in the title role as Mr. Wong), Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, Evelyn Brent, George Lloyd, and John St. Polis. 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. Artist: Eric Rohman Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this Swedish poster! Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster has two evenly spaced vertical folds and two horizontal folds. It was also lightly partially folded down the center. There are two small tears in the upper center of the image, by the edge of the eyeglasses, and tiny paper loss at the top right crossfold. There are some creases and small tears on parts of some folds and in the borders. Learn More about condition grades 
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