About these Cards
Issued in 1933 by Nicholas Sarony out of London.
50 card set from Great Britain.
Each card measures approximately 1-7/16" X 2-5/8".
A matching set was issued by United Kingdom Tobacco Company with their product in 1934. The reverse side of #38 Conrad Veidt is shown below, the only difference being the company name at bottom.
The front side of each card is exactly the same as shown above.
(United Kingdom Tobacco Company also issued a 32 card set of Cinema Stars in 1933.)
Key cards in the Sarony set include Jean Harlow, Clara Bow, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Harold Lloyd, Clark Gable and Joan Crawford among a total of 50 of the top Hollywood and British film stars of the period.
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Gallery and text checklist follow sales listings.
Gallery of 1933 Nicholas Sarony 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 50 cards are shown. A text checklist follows the gallery.
1933 Nicholas Sarony Cinema Stars Checklist:
1 - Ralph Lynn
2 - Marlene Dietrich
3 - Wynne Gibson
4 - Miriam Hopkins
5 - Carole Lombard
6 - Binnie Barnes
7 - Nancy Carroll
8 - Sylvia Sidney
9 - Claudette Colbert
10 - Maurice Chevalier
11 - Charles Ruggles
12 - Jack Oakie
13 - Harold Lloyd
14 - George Raft
15 - George Bancroft
16 - Charles Laughton
17 - Jimmy "Schnozzle" Durante
18 - Elsie Randolph
19 - Evelyn Laye
20 - Joan Crawford
21 - Gordon Harker
22 - Walter Huston
23 - Tom Walls
24 - Lionel Barrymore
25 - Harold Huth
26 - John Barrymore
27 - Norma Shearer
28 - Madeleine Carroll
29 - Irene Dunne
30 - Ann Harding
31 - Warner Baxter
32 - Constance Bennett
33 - Marie Dressler
34 - Jackie Cooper
35 - Clara Bow
36 - Edmund Gwenn
37 - Jean Harlow
38 - Conrad Veidt
39 - Jack Hulbert
40 - Clark Gable
41 - Lewis Stone
42 - Joan Bennett
43 - Robert Montgomery
44 - Greta Garbo
45 - Joan Barry
46 - Lilian Harvey
47 - Diana Wynyard
48 - Cicely Courtneidge
49 - Janet Gaynor
50 - Zasu Pitts