I recently purchased the February 1917 issue of Motion Picture Magazine and was pleasantly surprised to find detailed results of a popularity fan poll inside. Motion Picture Magazine claims over a million fans voted, and I don’t doubt that they did. These fan polls were popular in the early days, but these results seem very detailed and judging by the number of voters this appears to have been quite a serious poll.
Please go here to read the rest and see the most popular 102 stars of 1917
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″.