About these Cards
Issued in 1924 by Teofani & Co., Ltd. out of London.
25 card set is composed entirely of silent film actresses.
The cards shown in the gallery below were issued with Teofani's "Three Star Magnum" brand tobacco. They are one of a few varieties issued (Favourites, Blue Band, Three Star).
Each of the cards shown below measures approximately 1-9/16" X 2-9/16". There is also a larger-sized version of the set.
A matching set was issued by W. Sandorides & Co. with their product that same year. The Sandorides brand cards, issued as both "Cinema Stars" and "Cinema Celebrities" were issued with a variety of their product as well (Big Gun, Lucana, Lucana 66) and also in a larger size.
The dark borders remind this old baseball card collector of the 1971 Topps baseball set. For those familiar with that black-bordered classic, the Teofani (and Sandorides) cards are just as prone to chipping at their edges.
Gallery of 1924 Teofani Movie Cards
Just click on any image to open to full size and from there you can scroll through the entire set. Both sides of all 25 cards are shown. A text checklist follows the gallery.
1924 Teofani Cinema Stars Checklist:
1 - Alice Terry
2 - Mae Murray
3 - Mabel Normand
4 - Helen Chadwick
5 - Madge Kennedy
6 - Marion Davies
7 - Priscilla Dean
8 - Peggy Hyland
9 - Jane Novak
10 - Norma Talmadge
11 - Betty Blythe
12 - Eileen Sedgwick
13 - Ruth Roland
14 - Pauline Frederick
15 - Naomi Childers
16 - Wanda Hawley
17 - Ethel Clayton
18 - Edna Purviance
19 - Louise Lovely
20 - Corinne Griffith
21 - Dorothy Phillips
22 - Constance Talmadge
23 - Dorothy Dalton
24 - Viola Dana
25 - Clara Kimball Young