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Offered is an original 1929 Carreras Ltd. Paramount Stars #14 featuring legendary comedian, actor, and vaudeville performer W. C. Fields.
The card has been professionally graded NM 7 by PSA, certification number 26394606.
On W. C. Fields
Born William Claude Dukenfield in 1880, W. C. Fields began his career as a skilled vaudeville juggler and became an internationally known stage performer. He later incorporated comedy into his act and appeared for several years in the Ziegfeld Follies, where he developed many of the routines and character traits that eventually became familiar to film audiences.
By the time this card was issued in 1929, Fields had become an established Paramount Pictures performer. The card’s reverse mentions several of his early silent films, including That Royle Girl, The Old Army Game, So’s Your Old Man, The Potters, and Tillie’s Punctured Romance.
The card appeared at an important point in Fields’s career and in motion-picture history, as Hollywood was making the transition from silent films to sound. Fields subsequently became one of the most distinctive screen comedians of the sound era, starring in such classics as It’s a Gift, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, My Little Chickadee, The Bank Dick, and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break.
On the Set – 1929 Carreras Paramount Stars
Issued in England by Carreras Ltd. of London, the 1929 Paramount Stars set consists of 27 high-gloss, real-photo tobacco cards distributed with Carreras cigarettes.
The card fronts feature photographic images of leading Paramount performers, with the subjects’ names printed below. The tan backs contain the card number, a biographical sketch, and Carreras advertising.
The set was issued during the historic transition from silent films to “talkies” and includes numerous stars whose careers were being reshaped by the arrival of sound. The checklist features such notable performers as Gary Cooper, Clara Bow, Fay Wray, Louise Brooks, Richard Dix, and W. C. Fields.
The real-photo format, small production size, and important roster of early Hollywood stars make Paramount Stars an appealing set for collectors of vintage cinema, British tobacco cards, and prewar non-sports graded NM 7 by PSA. The card remains securely encapsulated in its PSA holder. Please review the photographs for the card’s exact appearance and the condition of the holder.
