Butch Jenkins and Chingwah Lee in M-G-M's Little Mr. Jim [postcard]

(1950s). Ephemera. Item #109068

A 1950s-era real photo postcard of a still from the film Little Mister Jim starring Lee as a Chinese cook who imparts wisdom to an orphan boy. Lee was a native of San Francisco's Chinatown, born there in 1901. He acted in several films, including The Good Earth and The Flower Drum Song. Most of the time, he ran a tourist shop and tour business, seeking to provide a positive view of Chinatown to visitors to San Francisco. Selling signed postcards of himself in famous movies was part of that effort. Fine. Signed by Wah in English and Chinese.

Price: $50.00

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