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CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS LC OR search current auctions Auction History Result 3p1012 CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS TC 1936 Asian Warner Oland stares at little people, very rare! Date Sold 1/17/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (TC LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Charlie Chan at the Circus, the 1936 Harry Lachman Asian detective big top crime mystery comedy thriller ("A gorilla killer on the loose! Crime at the Carnival! Murder under the Big Top!"; "HELP! - and Chan's 12 children come to the rescue!"; "Based on the character 'Charlie Chan' created by Earl Derr Biggers") starring Warner Oland (in the title role as Charlie Chan), Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno (the Brasnos are billed as "George and Olive Brasno"), Francis Ford, John McGuire, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Deane, and John Aasen. 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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame! Also note that George and Olive Brasno were brother and sister who were "little people" who each appeared in a handful of movies (including The Mighty Barnum). They did not take the parts of Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz because they were making more money in vaudeville! Also note that John Aasen was a Norwegian giant who appeared in ten movies between 1923 and 1936, often uncredited. He first appeared as "Colosso" in Harold Lloyd's "Why Worry?", and he appeared with the Our Gang kids as a circus giant in "Growing Pains". He died in 1938 at the age of 48. He was advertised as being 8' 9", but this is almost certainly an extreme exaggeration, for it was common at the time to add at least one foot to the height of tall men in circuses, and in 2008, his skeleton was measured and he was discovered to have been 7' 2". If anyone knows more about John Aasen, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that while this card does not look like a traditional title card, it is quite different than the scene cards (which have a small box with the title in it), and it does have the full credits for the movie (although, in typical 20th Century-Fox style, it includes some of the smallest font printing imaginable). We have only previously auctioned two examples of this title card before. One of those examples has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still only one of two examples we have ever auctioned! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good. There are a few faint vertical scuff lines running from the bottom part of Oland's face down into his jacket. There are light stains, smudges, and darkening in the borders, with a tack hole in each corner, and tiny paper remnants in the right of the top border. There is glue residue on the back of the top and bottom borders, but it has no effect on the front. See our super-sized images to get a good sense of the condition of this card. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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