If you want a lot of options, then Roy Rogers is a great star to collect! “The King of the Cowboys” was basically a franchise throughout the 1940’s and 50’s, his face appearing in many places and on many things for us to collect today. And most of it brings a tidy premium in terms of dollars.
Continue reading about Today in 1947 – Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Marry
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Wednesday, December 31
My Favorite: Stagecoach (6:00 am)
Most Likely to DVR: They Were Expendable (7:45 am)
Never Saw, But Should: How the West Was Won (2:45 pm)
A couple of themes on TCM for New Year’s Eve, the day kicks off at 6:00 with Stagecoach (1939), the first of six consecutive John Wayne movies, then Prime Time [...]
When TCM uses a day to cover a theme or genre or movies it can be a blessing unearthing films you’ve never heard of or ever dreamed of seeing. Actually, if I scroll through my DVR it’s filled with multiple movies which aired on the same day under just these circumstances. But if you have no interest in that day’s theme, well, it’s pretty much a lost day.
Continue reading about Now Playing #8 – 60’s Teen and Beach Movies, No Thanks
1926 Gallaher “Cinema Stars” Tobacco Cards issued by Gallaher Ltd. out of Belfast & London. 100 card set. Measures 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″.
1948 Dinkie Grips card from Series 3 covering MGM films. Full cards with unpunctured “grips” area at bottom measure approximately 2-1/8″ X 4-1/4″. Issued out of Birmingham, England by Dinkie Products with ad on back for Dinkie Grips as well as other Dinkie Products (Dinkie Curlers and Wavesetters).
1939 Gallaher “My Favourite Part” Tobacco Cards issued out of London, measuring approximately 1-1/2″ X 2-1/2″.
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