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Auction History Result 2a248 GOOD EARTH signed mini WC '37 by Luise Rainer, who's w/Asian Paul Muni in Pearl S. Buck story Date Sold 6/19/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed Mini Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 8" x 11 3/4" [20 x 30 cm]) (Learn More) The Good Earth, the 1937 Sidney Franklin (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Asian China family relationship melodrama ("Never again in our lifetime will eyes behold another show on Stage of Screen to equal it! 3 years to produce! It cost a fortune! Two Crowded Hours of sheer enjoyment!"; "At last its thrills are on the screen!"; "Pearl Buck's Best Selling Novel at least yours to see!"; "Based on the novel by Pearl S. Buck"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Paul Muni (as Wang), Luise Rainer (winner of the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; as O-Lan), Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charlie Grapewin, Jessie Ralph, Keye Luke, "and thousands more in the Cast". Note that, as was common in early Hollywood, non-Asian actors were hired to play Asians, and they did this through the use of "yellowface" makeup (similar to "blackface" makeup that had been used for so long). Often, this was in movies that featured "interracial romances" between Asians and westerners, and those who participated in such romances were shunned and often they led to murders or suicides. Of course, in the case of this movie, it is set in China and all the characters are Chinese, so it was not a case of an "interracial" problem, but simply that the studio wanted to cast famous non-Asians. Thankfully, these sorts of movies and the practice of actors performing in "yellowface" has almost completely been abandoned! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this window card has been personally autographed (signed) by Luise Rainer! Our consignor is a longtime collector who wrote to many top celebrities over many years, and he obtained the signature through correspondence with Luise Rainer. Also note that this window card has been trimmed and it now measures 8" x 11 3/4" [20 x 30 cm]. Condition: good. The card had a blank top and it was trimmed off, but the person who did the trimming trimmed around the edge of the book that extended into the blank area. There are creases scattered in the card and some tiny stains in the right of the top border. There is paper loss in the bottom left blank corner. Learn More about condition grades 
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