Szent Istvan The Most Popular Film Stars

Issuing Company: Szent Istvan Chocolate Factory Country of Issue: Hungary Year of Issue: 1935 Color/B&W: B&W Number of Cards in Set: 102 Card Size: 1 3/16" x 2" (3 x 5 cm) Issued as insert with what product: Chocolates

Notes: Checklist incomplete. There is text on the backs, but no picture of the backs available yet. An album was issued with this set. This set was issued by Szent Istvan Csokoladegyar, which translates to Szent Istvan Chocolate Factory. The Album cover contains the text "A legkedveltebb filmszínészek – Mozi Csoki" which translates to The Most Popular Film Stars - Cinema Chocolate.

Collector Richard Kirby has so far been unable to obtain any of these cards, but tracked down an album that is owned by the National Film Institute in Budapest, Hungary, in its collection. Richard compiled the following information about the album and card set.

There are 102 small cards that were intended for insertion into the 18-page album for this set. Two series, A and B, are known. The series letter and card number are printed on the back of each card. Collectors were required to return completed albums by August 1935 and could receive either a decorative album or 20 Mozi Csoki chocolates; their completed album was subsequently returned as a keepsake. Other known subjects include Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Kay Francis, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Ramon Novarro, Bebe Daniels, Hans Albers, Johnny Weissmuller, Brigitte Helm and numerous Hungarian stars.

Thanks to Richard Kirby for helping with this checklist.

Series and Card Numbers Unknown

10. Jean Harlow (probably number 10 based on its position in the album, series unknown)

Hans Albers
John Barrymore
Wallace Beery
Joan Crawford
Bebe Daniels
Marlene Dietrich
Kay Francis
Brigitte Helm
Greta Garbo
Ramon Novarro
Johnny Weissmuller

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