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MR. WONG IN CHINATOWN MR. WONG IN CHINATOWN Aust daybill OR search current auctions Auction History Result h012 MR WONG IN CHINATOWN long Australian daybill movie poster '39 Karloff Date Sold 6/28/2005Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Australian Daybill Movie Poster (measures approximately 15" x 40") (Learn More) Mr. Wong in Chinatown, the 1939 William Nigh San Francisco California Chinese detective mystery crime thriller ("Based on the 'James Lee Wong' series in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley") starring Boris Karloff (in the title role as James Lee Wong), Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, Peter George Lynn, Huntley Gordon, and Angelo Rossitto (as the "Mute Dwarf"). Note that there was a character called "Mr. Wong" in the 1935 movie "The Mysterious Mr. Wong", and he was played by Bela Lugosi. In 1938, "Mr. Wong, Detective" was made, starring Boris Karloff in the title role, and this Mr. Wong was an Chinese detective and had no relationship to the earlier Bela Lugosi character (this was based on a series of "James Lee Wong" stories in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley). This proved popular, and there were four more movies with Karloff playing Mr. Wong in 1939 and 1940. In 1940, he left the role, and one more movie was made, "Phantom of Chinatown", starring Keye Luke in the lead role, but that was the last of the series (perhaps it was the loss of Karloff that ended the series, or perhaps 1940 was not a good time for U.S. movies with an Asian hero). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that, from the back of this poster, one can see a very large water stain (it runs into the left of Karloff's face and credit and in the head of the man just above the "A" of "KARLOFF" in the upper left background). From the front, this is only barely noticeable in the man's face and in Karloff's face just above his eye at left. Also note that there are two tiny bits of paper loss at the left end of the bottom fold. These defects have little effect on how this poster displays, but please do not bid unless you can accept this poster's defects or are willing to have it professionally restored!Also note that this Australian daybill measures 15" x 40". Please do not bid on this poster thinking it measures 13" x 30". Condition: good. Learn More about condition grades
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