Scarce Silent Film Star Cigarette Cards Of Lon Chaney, Marion Davies, Colleen Moore, Jackie Coogan .... By R and J Hill

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The End Of An Era

Although this rare set of cards features many of the movie icons from the silent era, it was issued in 1932 when the inclusion of sound was becoming more popular. Sadly, many of the careers of these early icons fell silent as they struggled to cope with the advent of the talkies. Marion Davies, despite her slight stutter, managed to continue acting in the movies well into the 1930s. Lon Chaney’s life was cut short by an illness before he could properly prove himself in the new era. His versatile voice and wide range of talents would have served him well during this formidable transition. Chaney’s mastery of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters have made cigarette cards and trading cards that feature him firm favourites of collectors of early movie memorabilia.

R and J Hill, Famous Cinema Celebrities, Series D (No Brand), 1932 (50 cards)

Includes:Harold Lloyd, Claire Windsor, Laura La Plante, Estelle Taylor, Alice Terry, Antonio Moreno, Ramon Novarro, Norman Shearer, May McAvoy, William Haines, Conrad Nagel, Rin Tin-Tin, John Gilbert, Pauline Starke, Lon Chaney, Renee Adoree, Patsy Ruth Miller,, Dlores Costello, Irene Rich, John Stuart, Jack Mulhall, Ruth Roland, Corinne Griffith, Norma Talmadge, Coleen Moore, Pat O'Mally, Jack Holt, Dorothy Gish, Agnes Ayres, Richard Barthlemess, James Kirkwood, Leatrice Joy, Wesley Barry, Betty Blythe,, Lew Cody, Richard Cortez, Jackie Coogan, Alice Terry, Gloria Swanson, Marion Davies, Betty Compson, Doris Kenyon, Conway Tearle, Mary Philbin, Alice Joyce, Renee Adoree, Dorothy Mackaill, Alice White, Yola D'avril,

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