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Auction History Result 8a027 MR. MOTO TAKES A CHANCE TC 1938 Asian detective Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson & Robert Kent! Date Sold 8/4/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Mr. Moto Takes a Chance, the 1938 Norman Foster Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("based on the character 'Mr. Moto' created by J.P. Marquand"; "Original story by Willis Cooper and Norman Foster"; the fourth entry in this series of popular movies) starring Peter Lorre (in the title role as Mr. Moto), Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Chick Chandler, and George Regas. 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 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. Also note that this lobby card has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the lobby card was backed onto a very light paper backing (acid-free), that keeps the "feel" of the lobby card similar to that of the original lobby card. Some restorers prefer to paperback lobby cards on to a heavy backing, while others prefer to use a very lightweight backing. The advantage of a lightweight backing is that the card still "feels" like a regular lobby card, but a heavier backing makes restoration easier to do and less noticeable. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the card had a small part of the right blank border trimmed off and there were some pinholes and small tears in the rest of the blank borders. There were a few smudges and scuffs scattered in the image. Overall, the lobby card was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The card was pretty well backed, but you can see slight signs of the border restoration. Learn More about condition grades 
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