Original Classic Movie Theater Poster Lobby Card CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU, 1938

Starring Sidney Toler FIRST APPEARANCE as "Charlie Chan"

1938 - A stunning Rare and striking vintage  lobby Card from another of the Chan mystery classics!! The  superior graphics and striking vintage colors are gorgeous!  Terrific Close-up of Chan and #1 Son.   Best Card of the Set.  A beauty! Excellent condition.

NOTE:   Warner Oland was contracted to for a three-picture deal signed in March 1938, he planned to film this installment upon returning from a trip to Europe, but he died of pneumonia in Sweden in August 1938 before production began.  Sidney Toler would make his first appearance as Chan and replace Olan in  him in Charlie Chan in Honolulu.   * Any vintage movie paper from this title is Extremely rare and only a few lobby cards have appeared on the market over the past 25 years. 

Condition:  Excellent with a nice touch of vintage patina.  * See enlargeable image

Before there was Sherlock Holmes, before James Bond there was Honolulu Detective Charlie Chan. Beginning in 1931 with the first Chan film, “Charlie Chan Carries On”. The first Charlie Chan was actor Warner Oland, who made 15 films before his untimely death in 1938. Oland was replaced with Sidney Toler who made 22 Chan films before his death in 1947. Roland Winters would take over for Toler and go on to make six more Chan films for Monogram Studios.

*Note:  We also  listed Three of the Rare original lobby cards from this desirable Chan classic.  Along with about 100 Other vintage Charlie Chan lobby cards.   See them all here in our eBay store

* See image above

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (20th Century Fox, 1938). Lobby Card (11" X 14").
This episode in the Charlie Chan franchise, in which Charlie attempts to solve a murder aboard a Hawaiian freighter, marked the first appearance of Sidney Toler in the lead role, following the unexpected death of former Chan star Warner Oland..  Excellent Condition 

Starring Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung

We just acquired a Large Charlie Chan collection including about Ten complete sets.  Each card has on the back two pieces of paper (easily removed as it has very light adhesive) identifying the specific lobby card and the Owner’s name and city.  I have blocked out the names and city on the digital image only for privacy reasons.   It’s pretty nice that they catalogued and identified each card. 

Note: Cvtreasures stamp Not on original