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Auction History Result 8k664 WHISPERING TALES 1sh '30s all black mystery, her kisses were death traps, great art! Date Sold 1/13/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 41" [71 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Whispering Tales, the circa 1930s black African American crime mystery murder thriller ("Her kisses were death traps!") starring Laura Bowman, Walter Mosley, and Slick Chester (an advanced collector tells us that Alfred "Slick" Chester was born on February 26, 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a famous actor. Chester started his career with the movie "The Girl From Chicago" which was released in 1932. He died in January 1978 in New York). Since we can find no reference to this movie anywhere, it seems possible that it is actually a re-titling of "Bondage", the 1932 Milton Frackman movie, but we say this solely because a collector sent us a news clipping from 1932 which describes a movie called "Bondage" that stars Laura Bowman and Slick Chester (which was a movie based on a story written by Donald Heywood, and that article also announces a second movie called "The Black King" which was released). We don't know if either of these movies were actually made, because many of the early all-black cast movies are poorly documented. So it is quite possible this is actually from a movie called "Bondage", but of course it could also be from a forgotten movie (or one that never got made) called "Whispering Tales". If anyone knows more about this movie, please e-mail us and we will post it here. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this one-sheet measures 28" x 41" [71 x 104 cm]. Please do not bid on it thinking that it is 27" x 41". Condition: poor to fair. The poster has become brittle with age and there are many tears scattered throughout. There are several areas of paper loss scattered throughout the poster but fortunately, they are mostly around the edges. Please do not bid on this poster unless you are willing to accept that it is very brittle and will surely need restoration before it can be displayed! Learn More about condition grades 
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