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Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
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Swedish poster for DISHONORED (Josef von Sternberg, USA, 1931)
Poster design: Gösta Åberg
Via Movie Poster of the Day
Warner Oland
One of the earliest Swedish-born Hollywood stars is a relatively forgotten one. Those who do know about Warner Oland (Born Johan Verner Ölund on October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) probably know him for his screen role as the detective Charlie Chan. He starred in a total of 16 Charlie Chan films. The success of the Chan character turned into a cash cow for Fox Studios and Oland became a valuable property. He became wealthy and bred miniature schnauzers.
"Oland continued to appear onscreen as an Asian, probably more often than any other white actor in the history of cinema. This was not, strictly speaking, "yellowface", since Oland used no special makeup to change his ethnic appearance, according to frequent co-star Keye Luke."Yet another asian role for Oland was Dr Yogami in Werewolf of London from 1935. Here's the French poster:
Sources:
Wikipedia, IMDb
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Rue Morgue
Illustrated by Harry Clarke, 1933
The Golden Age: Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1933 Edition
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Döden tar semester
Death Takes a Holiday, 1934 (artist: John Mauritz (Moje) Åslund)
50 Watts: 20 Swedish Posters for 1930s Hollywood
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