Behind That Curtain, 1928 by Earl Derr Biggers (American, 1884-1933). First edition. Copyright

Behind That Curtain, 1928 by Earl Derr Biggers (American, 1884-1933).
First edition.
Copyright 1928 by Earl Derr Biggers, Copyright 1928 by The Curtis Publishing Company.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1928.
Third novel in the Charlie Chan series, adapted into the 1929 film, an early talkie, with Warner Baxter, the immortal Lois Moran, Boris Karloff as Baxter's manservant, and Korean-American actor E.L. Park as P.I. Inspector Chan. Producer William Fox chose this adaptation to open his palatial Fox Theatre in San Francisco on June 28, 1929.
Former head of Scotland Yard, a detective who is pursuing the long-cold trail of a murderer.
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