ANNA MAY WONG in TRAVIS BANTON COSTUME | DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON (1931) Keybook photo

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1931. Vintage original 8 x 11″ (20 x 28 cm) black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin keybook photo. Keybook punch holes at top, fine.

Anna May Wong starred in this pre-Code vehicle for Paramount in which she plays Princess Ling Moy, a young and beautiful Chinese aristocrat who, unbeknownst to her, lives next door to Dr. Fu Manchu, a brilliant but mad and twisted genius who is setting out to rule the world.

Travis Banton, top designer at Paramount, designed Wong’s costume and it is believed that the studio spent more on these than for any other star at the studio.