eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result z343 WEST OF SHANGHAI other company title lobby card '37 great close image of Asian Boris Karloff! Date Sold 5/29/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Other Company Movie Title Lobby Card (TC; measures 10 3/4" x 13 1/2") (Learn More) West of Shanghai (also released as "Cornered"), the 1937 John Farrow Asian China adventure suspense thriller (based on the play by Porter Emerson Browne; about an Asian warlord who holds oil men and missionaries hostage in a remote Asian outpost) starring Boris Karloff (in yellowface!), Beverly Roberts, Ricardo Cortez, Gordon Oliver, Sheila Bromley, and Richard Loo. Note that the original play took place in Mexico, but because of increasing interest in the Far East, the location was changed to China! Note that, as was common in early Hollywood, non-Asian actors were hired to play Asians, and they did this through the use of "yellowface" makeup (similar to "blackface" makeup that had been used for so long). Often, this was in movies that featured "interracial romances" between Asians and westerners, but in this case, it was so that they could have a "big name" play the Asian villain! Thankfully, these sorts of movies and the practice of actors performing in "yellowface" has almost completely been abandoned! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this was printed by the "other company". This was a company in the Midwest that from roughly 1936 to roughly 1941 printed its own one-sheets and lobby card sets (and a very few inserts and half-sheets) for three major studio movies (Warner Brothers, Paramount and United Artists, but no other studios). The posters and lobby cards are from the original release of the movie, and almost always have completely different artwork from the regular studio release. They never have the name of the releasing studio on the poster or any of the lobby cards. Sometimes, "other company" posters or lobby cards have images that are the equal of those from the regular studio release posters or lobby cards! Also note that this title lobby card has been trimmed and it now measures 10 3/4" x 13 1/2". Condition: fair to good. The lobby card was once in a bound volume, and it was very slightly trimmed on all four blank borders, and now measures 10 3/4" x 13 1/2". There is also a diagonal cut in the top right corner (only extending into the background area). There was once a snipe glued over the title (likely with the alternate title "West of Shanghai"), and the snipe was neatly removed, but there are very faint glue stains in that area. The card is in better condition than the above makes it sound! Other than the above, it is in generally nice condition! Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back of the card! Learn More about condition grades
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