Peter CHARLIE CHAN AND THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON QUEEN Collection of three #150603

Description

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (Collection of three original photographs from the 1981 film)
Author:
Peter; Ustinov Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson, Richard Hatch (starring); Clive Donner (director); Stan Burns, David Axlerod (screenwriters)
Title:
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (Collection of three original photographs from the 1981 film)
Publication:
N.p. N.p., Circa 1981
Description:
Collection of three vintage studio still photographs from the 1981 film. Noted as 81-610 at the bottom right corner of the recto.
Based on the detective novel series created in 1925 by author Earl Derr Biggers. The final Charlie Chan film made in the US, released eight years after Daryl Duke's "The Return of Charlie Chan" in 1973, and the first (and last) entry to feature actor Peter Ustinov as the eponymous Honolulu detective. The film faced extensive backlash by Asian-American protesters, who found Chan to be an offensive, outdated stereotype.
Set and shot on location in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
10 x 8 inches. Near Fine on half-weight stock as issued.
Seller ID:
150603
Subject:
1980s Cinema, Asian Interest, Comedy, Film Series, Film Still Photographs, Mystery and Crime, Photographs
Royal Books
Baltimore, MD
Royal Books is located in the midtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1996, we have specialized in rare books and paper relating to twentieth century literature, genre fiction, the arts, and popular culture, with a particular emphasis on cinema.
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