[Charlie Chaplin "City Lights" stationary broadside]
Tokyo: K.Z Studio, [ca. 1932]. 11.5" x 17" off-white broadside featuring Charlie Chaplin by a street lamp. This is an advertisement for a luxury stationary brand, K.Z Studio out of Tokyo, here selling a "City Lights" inspired paper motif. Broadside shows slight wrinkling and paper folds, light foxing, though overall very good and maintaining crisp appeal.
"City Lights" was released March 7, 1931 with a musical score and sound effect backdrop; it was written, produced, and directed by Chaplin, who also starred in the film.
Chaplin visited Japan for the first time in 1932. "City Lights" was already a smash hit and was quickly adapted in the kabuki theater in Tokyo. Chaplin visited the kabuki theater 10 times; he remains a beloved figure in Japan. Item #2696
Price: $750.00