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One Sheet (27" x 41"); Stone Lithograph ;
Very Fine+ on Paper
20th Century Fox, 1936

Warner Oland as Charlie Chan dominates this stunning stone lithograph one sheet, rendered in shades of green, which symbolize a mood of terror or suspense. Originally folded, this example was professionally paper-backed with expert touch-up to just portions of the folds to address general wear, with spot touch-up to two small tears on Oland's mustache and to scattered pinholes. The paper has been trimmed to the edges of the poster. The design and use of color are spectacular, and 20th Century Fox produced some of the most attractive stone lithographs in the 1930s, at a time when most of the other major studios switched to the less expensive and labor-intensive offset printing process. This may be the only extant poster known for this Charlie Chan mystery thriller.

"Charlie Chan at the Circus" is the 11th Fox film featuring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan, in which a routine family outing unexpectedly pulls the vacationing detective into a murder investigation and the events take place primarily at the Kinney & Gaines Combined Circus. Cast member Keye Luke is said to have had a disagreement with director Harry Lachman regarding his treatment of the circus midgets in the film.

Estimate: $6,000 - 12,000