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CHARLIE CHAN'S GREATEST CASE CHARLIE CHAN'S GREATEST CASE LC OR search current auctions Auction History Result 2m291 CHARLIE CHAN'S GREATEST CASE LC 1933 Warner Oland finds a clue under vehicle, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/16/2018 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's Greatest Case, the 1933 Hamilton MacFadden Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("From a story by Earl Derr Biggers") starring Warner Oland (in the title role as Charlie Chan), Heather Angel, John Warburton, Virginia Cherrill, Walter Byron, Frances Chan (as "Youngest Chan Daughter"), and Alan, David, Frank Dong (all billed as "Chan Son"), and Claude King. 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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that first release 1933 movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have only previously auctioned a one-sheet, two half-sheets, and several stills from this movie until we received this lobby card! THERE IS A SPECIAL REASON THESE CARDS ARE SO RARE! For this movie and a few other movies Fox made in 1933, they experimented with printing them on thin paper, rather than the regular thick paper stock. Surely this was done to economize during the Great Depression, but it is also quite likely that the theater owners did not like these "thin" paper lobby cards, and this experiment was abandoned (and this almost certainly explains why these cards are so rare, because they surely would have been damaged far more easily than thick paper lobby cards of the same period). Ironically, all the studios went to "thin" paper lobby cards in the 1940s, and that became the standard for lobby cards ever after. Note that there is a stamp on the back that reads "FROM THE COLLECTION OF Michael R. Hawks", who most would consider the premier lobby card collector and expert in the world (and he is still an active collector, looking for the last few items he needs!). 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: very good. There are three pieces of paper tape on the back of the top border (actually, the remnants of a single piece of paper tape that was once there). There are three small tears in that area, and there are two pieces of paper tape on the bottom border that also cover small tears. There is some minor border wear and slight darkening in the borders, but otherwise, the card is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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