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Auction History Result 6b159 CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON LC 1934 Asian Warner Oland, young Ray Milland & Drue Leyton, rare! Date Sold 5/1/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Charlie Chan in London, the 1934 Eugene Forde Asian England detective mystery crime thriller ("Based on character created by Earl Der Biggers") starring Warner Oland (in the title role as Charlie Chan), Drue Leyton, Ray Milland (billed as "Raymond Milland"), Mona Barrie, Douglas Walton, Alan Mowbray, and E.E. Clive. 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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame!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 Ray Milland had been in movies for six years by this point, but had many uncredited roles, and this was one of his first better roles (he was third billed, and this was when he was still billed as "Raymond"). Click on his name to read more about his excellent career! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that first release 1934 movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only auctioned two window cards and two one-sheets (and only one lobby card) until we received this second lobby card! Note that Ray Milland is pictured at left, and he looks quite a bit different from how he looked just a few years later, when he finally achieved stardom. 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 to very good. The card has darkened somewhat. It has a few stains and many smudges around the edges, with a few small tears in the borders that were repaired with tape from the back (see our images). Learn More about condition grades 
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