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WARNER OLAND still CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS (1937) Key Luke, Allan Lane, Katherine De Mille, Pauline Moore, C. Henry Gordon, Fredrick Vogeding original vintage studio release! - SUPER SHARP DETAILS IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH! Nice 20th Century-Fox studio stamp on the backside!
This 8” x 10” inch still would look great framed on display in your home theater or to add to your portfolio or scrapbook! Some dealers by my lots (see my other auctions) to break up and sell separately at classic film conventions at much higher prices than my low minimum. A worthy investment for gift giving too!
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This photograph is an original photo chemical created pictures (vintage, from original Hollywood studio release) and not a digital copy or reproduction.
DESCRIPTION:
Actual footage of the 1936 Berlin Olympics is rabbeted into the action of this superior Charlie Chan entry. Assigned by the U.S. Navy to track down a gang of international spies, Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) heads to Berlin, where as luck would have it his son Lee (Keye Luke) is representing the United States as a member of the Olympic swimming team. Among Lee's teammates is Richard Masters (Allan Lane), who has unfortunately fallen under the spell of the alluring Yvonne Roland (Katherine De Mille), much to the dismay of his sweetheart Betty Adams (Pauline Moore). What no one knows (but Chan suspects) is that Yvonne is one of the spies, in league with the mysterious Arthur Hughes (C. Henry Gordon). Yvonne hides a stolen secret weapon in Betty's luggage, leading to a not-so-merry chase through Berlin, and the ultimate kidnapping of Lee Chan by the villains. Plus, there's a murder to be solved, and Berlin police chief Strasset (Fredrick Vogeding) isn't about to let Charlie Chan get the credit. Ironically, Charlie travels from New York to Berlin via the dirigible Hindenburg -- which crashed into flames the same week that Charlie Chan at the Olympics was released (PS: The Nazi swastika on the tail of the airship was matted out by the special-effects crew).
CONDITION:
This quality vintage and original still in Near MINT condition (old yes, but the only signs of wear or damage some tiny black specks above Chan.) it is has sharp, crisp details and it is not a re-release, not digital or a repro. It came from the studio to the theater during the year of release and then went into storage where a collector kept them for many years! I have recently acquired two huge collections from life long movie buffs who collected for decades… I need to offer these choice items for sale on a first come, first service basis to the highest bidder.
SHIPPING:
Domestic shipping would be FIRST CLASS and well packed in plastic, with several layers of cardboard support/protection and delivery tracking. International shipping depends on the location, and the package would weigh close to a half a pound with even more extra ridge packing.
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BACKGROUND:
Swedish actor Warner Oland was educated in Boston, but proudly retained his Scandinavian roots throughout his life, even devoting time to translating the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen into English for the benefit of theatrical scholars. Trained at Dr. Curry's Acting School, Oland took on a theatrical career, ultimately tackling the movie industry in 1915 with an appearance in Sin opposite Theda Bara. Oland's curious facial features enabled the occidental actor to specialize in oriental roles, most often as a villain. While his silent film appearances ranged from Cesar Borgia in Don Juan (1926) to Al Jolson's Jewish cantor father in The Jazz Singer (1927), Oland's oriental roles gained him the widest popularity, especially his portrayal as the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu in three early talking pictures. In 1931, Oland was cast as the wily, aphorism-spouting Chinese detective Charlie Chan in Charlie Chan Carries On for the Fox studios (later 20th Century-Fox). He would make annual appearances as Chan until 1934, when Fox decided to use the Earl Derr Biggers character as the focal point of a regular B-movie series; Oland would now be seen as Charlie Chan three times per year, and ultimately the actor would make a total of sixteen Chan pictures. From 1934 onward, Warner Oland was Charlie Chan - and vice versa. He remained in character on the set even when giving an interview or flubbing a line, and during a 1935 visit to China, Oland was mobbed by his enthusiastic Chinese movie fans, some of whom were so enchanted by his performance that (it is said) they actually believed Oland was genuinely Asian. During production of Charlie Chan at the Arena in 1938, Warner Oland died, and the movie was rearranged as a Peter Lorre vehicle, Mr. Moto's Gamble. The movie role of Charlie Chan was inherited by Sidney Toler, and later by Roland Winters.
Actor Keye Luke was born in China (he described himself as a "Cantonese Ham") and brought to the U.S. at age 3. Raised in Seattle, he attended Washington University. Following his graduation, he worked in the advertising department at RKO Radio Pictures, and also designed billboards and layout art for movie-theatre displays. After a bit part in a forgotten 1934 quickie called Ho for China, Luke was hired to appear in Greta Garbo's The Painted Veil (1934) when director Richard Boleslavsky put out a call for someone who could play an intellectual Chinese. In 1935, Luke was cast in Charlie Chan in Paris as Lee Chan, Number One son of the great detective; he would reprise this role in 12 subsequent Chan films. He also took over for Boris Karloff in Monogram's Mr. Wong series, starring in 1940's Phantom of Chinatown. During the early 1940s, Luke was cast opposite Lionel Barrymore in MGM's "Dr. Gillespie" series, playing one of Barrymore's rotating pool of interns. From 1958 through 1961, Luke appeared as Master Wang in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical Flower Drum Song. The actor's many TV appearances include recurring roles on Kentucky Jones, Anna and the King, and Kung Fu (as Master Po); he also supplied the voice of Charlie Chan in the 1972 Hanna-Barbera cartoon weekly The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan. Among Keye Luke's final film assignments were the two Gremlins pictures and a marvelous supporting part as a philosophical herb merchant in Woody Allen's Alice (1989).
Early in her acting career, Katherine DeMille occasionally received reviews in which critics noted the strong determination of her looks and bearing--traits which, the critics suggested, she obviously "inherited" from her father, film director Cecil B. DeMille. First appearing before the cameras in her father's Madam Satan (1930), Ms DeMille managed to do quite well for herself in films without her father's influence. She was most often cast in supporting roles, usually playing disgruntled cast-off lovers or exotic villainesses. One of her best screen scenes was a knock-down, drag-out fight with Barbara Stanwyck in Banjo on My Knee (1936). Katherine DeMille was for many years the wife of actor Anthony Quinn, with whom she co-starred in the praiseworthy "B" picture Black Gold (1947).
Once Canadian-born actor Jonathan Hale became well known for his portrayal of well-to-do businessmen, he was fond of telling the story of how he'd almost been a man of wealth in real life--except for an improvident financial decision by his father. A minor diplomat before he turned to acting, Hale began appearing in minor film roles in 1934, showing up fleetingly in such well-remembered films as the Karloff/Lugosi film The Raven (1935), the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera (1935) and the first version of A Star is Born (1937). In 1938, Hale was cast as construction executive J. C. Dithers in Blondie, the first of 28 "B"-pictures based on Chic Young's popular comic strip. Though taller and more distinguished-looking than the gnomelike Dithers of the comics, Hale became instantly synonymous with the role, continuing to portray the character until 1946's Blondie's Lucky Day (his voice was heard in the final film of the series, Beware of Blondie, though that film's on-camera Dithers was Edward Earle). During this same period, Hale also appeared regularly as Irish-brogued Inspector Fernack in RKO's "The Saint" series. After 1946, Hale alternated between supporting roles and bits, frequently unbilled (e.g. Angel on My Shoulder, Call Northside 777 and Son of Paleface); he had a pivotal role as Robert Walker's hated father in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951), though the part was confined to a smidgen of dialogue and a single long-shot. Hale worked prolifically in television in the '50s, with substantial guest roles in such series as Disneyland and The Adventures of Superman. In 1966, after a long illness, Jonathan Hale committed suicide at the age of 75, just months before the TV release of the Blondie films that had won him prominence in the '30s and '40s.
After considerable experience on the New York stage, Morgan Wallace entered films at D.W. Griffith's studio in Mamaroneck, Long Island. Wallace's first screen role of note was the lecherous Marquis de Praille in Griffith's Orphans of the Storm (1921). Thereafter, he specialized in dignified character parts such as James Monroe in George Arliss' Alexander Hamilton (1931). A favorite of comedian W.C. Fields (perhaps because he was born in Lompoc, CA, one of Fields' favorite comic targets), Wallace showed up as Jasper Fitchmuller, the customer who wants kumquats and wants them now, in Fields' It's A Gift (1934). Morgan Wallace retired in 1946.
Warner Oland ... Charlie Chan Katherine DeMille Katherine DeMille ... Yvonne Roland Pauline Moore Pauline Moore ... Betty Adams Allan Lane Allan Lane ... Richard Masters Keye Luke Keye Luke ... Lee Chan C. Henry Gordon C. Henry Gordon ... Arthur Hughes John Eldredge John Eldredge ... Cartwright Layne Tom Jr. Layne Tom Jr. ... Charlie Chan Jr. Jonathan Hale Jonathan Hale ... Hopkins Morgan Wallace Morgan Wallace ... Honorable Charles Zaraka Frederick Vogeding Frederick Vogeding ... Captain Strasser (as Fredrik Vogeding) Andrew Tombes Andrew Tombes ... Police Chief Scott Howard C. Hickman Howard C. Hickman ... Dr. Burton (as Howard Hickman) William Begg William Begg ... Minor Role (uncredited) Brooks Benedict Brooks Benedict ... Zaraka Henchman (uncredited) Stanley Blystone Stanley Blystone ... New York Policeman (uncredited) Walter Bonn Walter Bonn ... Polizei Officer (uncredited) Don Brodie Don Brodie ... Radio Announcer (uncredited) Glen Cavender Glen Cavender ... Polizei Officer (uncredited) George Chandler George Chandler ... Ship's Radio Operator (uncredited) Arno Frey Arno Frey ... Carlos (uncredited) Hans Fuerberg Hans Fuerberg ... Polizei Radio-car Officer (uncredited) Theresa Harris Theresa Harris ... Black US Team Member On Sidelines Rooting for Jesse Owens (uncredited) Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Miller (uncredited) David S. Horsley David S. Horsley ... Test Pilot Edwards (uncredited) Selmer Jackson Selmer Jackson ... Navy Commander (uncredited) Hans Joby Hans Joby ... Polizei Radio-car Officer (uncredited) Edward Keane Edward Keane ... Army Colonel (uncredited) Al Kikume Al Kikume ... Uniformed Officer at Microphone / Desk in Police Station (uncredited) Tommy Klein Tommy Klein ... Minor Role (uncredited) Tony Merlo Tony Merlo ... Minor Role (uncredited) Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Metcalfe ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Philip Morris Philip Morris ... Cop (uncredited) Louis Natheaux Louis Natheaux ... Minor Role (uncredited) Virgil B. Nover Virgil B. Nover ... Minor Role (uncredited) Jesse Owens Jesse Owens ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Paul Panzer Paul Panzer ... German Undercover Officer Posing as Snack Vendor (uncredited) Caroline Rankin Caroline Rankin ... Miller's Landlady (uncredited) Fritz Schilgen Fritz Schilgen ... Himself - Olympic Flame Lighter (archive footage) (uncredited) Perry E. Seeley Perry E. Seeley ... Minor Role (uncredited) Lee Shumway Lee Shumway ... Cop (uncredited) Minerva Urecal Minerva Urecal ... Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron (uncredited) Dale Van Sickel Dale Van Sickel ... Minor Role (uncredited) Emmett Vogan Emmett Vogan ... Ship's Officer (uncredited) Wilhelm von Brincken Wilhelm von Brincken ... Polizei Officer (uncredited) Billy Wayne Billy Wayne ... Ship's Steward Guarding Stateroom (uncredited) Frank Wykoff Frank Wykoff ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)