eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result w589 MURDER OVER NEW YORK lobby card '40 Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan close up with Marjorie Weaver! Date Sold 5/22/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) Murder Over New York, the 1940 Harry Lachman New York City World War II (WWII) Asian detective mystery crime thriller ("Exciting Thrilling!"; "Based on the character 'Charlie Chan' created by Earl Derr Biggers"; the great detective joins the war effort, helping expose spies who are sabotaging U.S. made bomber planes about to be sent to England to fight against the Nazis) starring Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery, Ricardo Cortez, Donald MacBride, Melville Cooper, Joan Valerie, Kane Richmond, Victor Sen Yung (billed as "Sen Yung"; as Jimmy Chan, No. 2 son!), Sidney Toler ("as Charlie Chan"), Shemp Howard, and Donald MacBride. 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ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame!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. Condition: good. There are pinholes, smudges, stains, tiny tears, and creases around the edges of the card, including some tiny paper loss in the center and right of the bottom blank border. There is tape on the front of the top right blank corner. There are ten tiny circular holes scattered through the image, including one in Toler's ear, two in Weaver's hair, and two in her neck (they are not very noticeable or distracting). Certainly, it would make sense for a talented restorer to paperback this card, and after proper restoration, the card will look great. But please do not bid on this card unless you have read the above carefully and looked closely at our super-sized image! Learn More about condition grades
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