eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8h423 BOSTON BLACKIE'S CHINESE VENTURE English pressbook '49 detective Chester Morris in Chinatown Date Sold 7/10/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Movie Pressbook (English pb; measures 9 3/4" x 14 3/4" [25 x 37 cm]; 2 pages) (Learn More) Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (released in England as "Chinese Adventure"), the 1949 Seymour Friedman Massachusetts Chinatown detective crime mystery thriller ("A package of tea brews MURDER!"; "Murder in Chinatown!"; "Blackie catches a red-head red-handed!"; the last entry in this long-running, extremely popular series) starring Chester Morris (in the title role as Boston Blackie), Maylia, Richard Lane, Don McGuire, Joan Woodbury, Benson Fong, Phillip Ahs, Sid Tomack, Frank Sully, and Charles Arnt. Note that this is one of fourteen movies made in the 1940s with Chester Morris playing the fictional character "Boston Blackie", a former crook turned detective (there had been ten silent movies made in the 1920s), all of which were based on short stories by Jack Boyle. 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 this English 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 English 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 to very good, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut. It was folded across the middle and there is some wear around the edges and along the fold. Learn More about condition grades
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