Happy birthday to Swedish silent star Anna Q. Nilsson (1888-1974), with a gallery of movie cards and collectibles featuring her as pictured throughout the 1920s.
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A rundown of TCM’s daily programming for Friday, March 27, including images of movie cards and collectibles. Today TCM features silent film Beyond the Rocks starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino at 6 am.
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A brief look at TCM’s daily programming for Wednesday, March 25, including images of movie cards and collectibles. Today TCM features the films of David Lean plus Ronald Reagan.
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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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