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Auction History Result 5j269 CHINESE RING pressbook '48 close-up of Roland Winters as Asian detective Charlie Chan! Date Sold 8/26/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 10 1/2" x 17" [27 x 43 cm]; 8 pages) (Learn More) The Chinese Ring, the 1948 William Beaudine Asian Oriental detective mystery crime thriller ("Suggested by Earl Derr Biggers' Character") starring Roland Winters ("as Charlie Chan"), Warren Douglas, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung (billed as "Victor Sen Young"; as Tommy Chan), Louise Currie, and Philip Ahn. Note that the very first Charlie Chan movie was "House Without a Key" in 1925, with George Kuwa as Chan. In 1927, "The Chinese Parrot" (directed by Paul Leni) starred Sojin Kamiyama as Chan. In 1929 came the third movie, "Behind That Curtain", starring E.L. Park as Charlie Chan. 1931 brought "Charlie Chan Carries On", starring Warner Oland in the first of many movies with him as the Asian detective, and he was later replaced by Sidney Toler and then Roland Winters (there would ultimately be 47 Charlie Chan movies!). Of course, Charlie Chan is one of the most memorable literary creations ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of a two-page spread from inside of the pressbook (we do NOT picture any supplements or heralds, if there are any included with this pressbook), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: good, NO CUTS. There is some tattering and discoloration througout the cover of the pressbook and there are tape repairs on the inside of the cover along the spine. Learn More about condition grades 
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