eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 3g0742 MR MOTO'S LAST WARNING 2 LCs 1939 Asian detective Peter Lorre, Field, Cortez, Carradine, rare! Date Sold 2/6/2020Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 2 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Mr. Moto's Last Warning, the 1939 Norman Foster Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("Based on the character 'Mr. Moto' created by John P. Marquand"; the sixth entry in this series of popular movies) starring Peter Lorre (in "yellowface" makeup in the title role as Mr. Moto), Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field, John Carradine, George Sanders, Joan Carol, and Leyland Hodgson. Note that Fox had had great success with its Chinese detective, Charlie Chan, so it seemed natural for them to start this second series featuring a Japanese detective. It did not start until 1937, perhaps because they did not have an actor suitable for the lead role, but Peter Lorre had substance abuse issues, and he was probably happy to get the work. Fox made seven movies in just three years, but then they stopped the series, likely because of the rise of anti-Japanese sentiment in the U.S., as World War II neared. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a very rare group of two lobby cards for this movie. We have only auctioned the card pictured at bottom (with John Carradine and Lorre in clown makeup) once before in 2012 and it sold for $229, and we have NEVER before auctioned the card pictured at top! Condition: very good to fine. The card pictured at bottom has a very faint scuff mark to the right of Lorre and a similar one in Carradine's right arm, but is is otherwise in pretty nice condition and the ultra-rare card pictured at top is in excellent condition! Learn More about condition grades
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