Silent Movie Love Scenes Al Jolson (Jazz Singer) Joan Crawford Dolores Costello Anna May Wong on Cigarette Cards by Wix, 1932

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Romantic encounters have always been an important element in movies since the beginning of the industry, as is evident from this card set of “Love Scenes in Famous Films”, issued by J. Wix and Sons in 1932. Many of the movie stars featured in this set were at their peak during the Silent Era. Dolores Costello was known as the “Goddess of the Silent Screen”. John Gilbert was very successful at playing the leading male roles in many films prior to the advent of the “talkies”, but his career plummeted dramatically afterwards. Some say that it was because he had a high pitched voice, while others cite a feud between him and his film producer, Louis B. Mayer.

Al Jolson’s film debut was in “The Jazz Singer” (1927), which was also the first feature film with synchronized dialogue. Its release heralded the commercial rise of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. Janet Gaynor, featured on card no. 21, became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929. Unlike many of her contemporaries, she continued her career despite the arrival of sound. Greta Garbo, regarded by many as one of the greatest movie stars ever, thrived in both the Silent and Golden Eras. A young Joan Crawford appears in a love trance with John Gilbert on card no. 4. Carroll Nye, featured on card no. 22, is best known for his role as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett O’Hara’s second husband, in Gone With The Wind. Fashion icon Anna May Wong, who appears next to Jameson Thomas on card no. 23, was the first Chinese American to become an international star.

J Wix and Sons, Love Scenes From Famous Films (Large), 1932 (25 cards)

Includes: Natalie Joyce and Holmes Herbert in Through the Breakers, Dolores Costello and Conrad Nagel in Glorious Betsy, Ramon Novarro and Renee Adoree in Forbidden Hours, John Gilbert and Joan Crawford in Four Walls, Malcolm Tod and Eve Gray in Poppies of, Flanders, Jameson Thomas and Gilda Gray in Piccadilly, Carl Brisson and Anny Ondra in The Manxman, Ramon Novarro and Marceline Day in A Certain Young Man, John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in Love, George Lewis and Sharon Lynn in Give and Take, Al Jolson and, Josephine Dunn in the Singing Fool, Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen in Fazil, Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen in Frazil, Rod La Rocque and Jeanette Loff in Hold Em Yale, John Gilbert and Renee Adoree in The Cossacks, Carl Brisson and Anny Ondra in The, Manxman, Ramon Novarro and Renee Adoree in Forbidden Hours,John Stuart and Estelle Brody in Kitty, Monte Blue and Edna Murphy in Across the Atlantic, Lina Basquette and George Duryea in The Godless Girl, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in The Street, Angel, Ena Gregory and Carroll Nye in Forgotten Vows, Anna May Wong and Jameson Thomas in Piccadilly, Nena Quartoro and Gaston Glass in The Red Mark, Natalie Joyce and Holmes Herbert in Through the Breakers,

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