Flickers playing cards

Sepia images of scenes from 13 different Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films from the period 1929 to 1959. The designs are repeated in each suit. The stars depicted include Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Greta Garbo, and Elizabeth Taylor. All the designs are borderless. The names of the films, their stars and dates are listed on the two Jokers. The blue and white back design consists of rolls of film with a series of five-pointed stars down the middle.

Above: Flickers playing cards published by Creative Impressions, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1974. Maker unknown. 52 cards + 2 Jokers in tuck box. Size: 57 x 89 mm.

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REFERENCE: Dawson, T. & J. The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards, p. 239, cat. no. SE33.