Cinema Chat was a British magazine, published by Shurey's Publications of London in 1919 and 1920. At issue 69, the magazine was retitled to Cinema Chat & Home News; at issue 70 to Home News & Cinema Chat; and at issue 74 to Home News. The content of the magazine reflected the refocus to home life from the cinema. In 1921 Home News and Cinema Chat incorporated with Dainty Novels. Inserted in each issue was a plain back photocard with the star's name printed on the front in an italicized font. The cards were produced in several different formats which are presented below. They were approximately 5-1/2" by 3-1/2" in size. Issues 1 through 74 of the magazine are available in digital format at the Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections. It is not known if these 74 issues represent the entire run as 90 photocards have been cataloged. Early issues indicate which star's photocard was included with each magazine. This practice ended around issue 25. Advertisements for purchasing the cards appeared frequently on the magazine's pages. ![]() Several images as well as the format groupings were obtained from the OurCinemaPostcard website. This catalog was generated by Jean Ritsema (Jackson, Michigan), collaborator on the ROSS VERLAG MOVIE STAR POSTCARDS AND OTHER VINTAGE EUROPEAN POSTCARD PUBLISHERS website. In providing this on-line digital catalog as a resource to collectors worldwide, there is no intention to infringe on any copyright. If there are any objections to any of the images that are posted, please let us know so we can correct the problem. |
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![]() August 25, 1919 |
![]() January 5, 1920 |
![]() April 5, 1920 |
![]() October 18, 1920 |
Set 1: No frameline around portrait | |||
![]() Jewel Carmen Cinema Chat Issue No. 4 |
![]() Douglas Fairbanks Cinema Chat Issue No. 5 |
![]() Violet Hopson Cinema Chat Issue No. 2 |
![]() Edith Johnson Cinema Chat Issue No. 9 |
![]() Alice Joyce Cinema Chat Issue No. 10 |
![]() Tom Mix Cinema Chat Issue No. 8 |
![]() Virginia Pearson Cinema Chat Issue No. 7 |
![]() Madlaine Traverse Cinema Chat Issue No. 6 |
![]() Pearl White Cinema Chat Issue No. 1 Card format assumed from issue number |
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Set 2: 'Cinema Chat' printed in upper left corner | |||
![]() Betty Blythe |
![]() Alice Brady Cinema Chat Issue No. 13 |
![]() Charles Chaplin Cinema Chat Issue No. 16 |
![]() Maurice Costello |
![]() Gaby Deslys Cinema Chat Issue No. 20 |
![]() Ivy Duke |
![]() Creighton Hale |
![]() Elaine Hammerstein |
![]() Madge Kennedy |
![]() Owen Moore Cinema Chat Issue No. 32 |
![]() Owen Nares Cinema Chat Issue No. 14 |
![]() Eugene O'Brien |
![]() Jean Paige |
![]() Charles Ray Cinema Chat Issue No. 12 |
![]() William Russell Cinema Chat Issue No. 24 |
![]() Constance Talmadge Cinema Chat Issue No. 19 |
![]() Norma Talmadge Cinema Chat Issue No. 15 |
![]() Olive Thomas |
![]() Fannie Ward Cinema Chat Issue No. 25 |
![]() Constance Worth |
![]() Clara Kimball Young Cinema Chat Issue No. 17 |
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Set 3: No reference to Cinema Chat in top | |||
![]() Theda Bara |
![]() Ena Beaumont |
![]() Enid Bennett |
![]() Francesca Bertina [Bertini] Cinema Chat Issue No. 23 |
![]() Gladys Brockwell |
![]() Mrs. Vernon Castle |
![]() Miriam Cooper |
![]() Dorothy Dalton |
![]() Edward Earle |
![]() William Farnum |
![]() Pauline Frederick |
![]() Mary Harald |
![]() William Hart |
![]() Sessue Hayakawa |
![]() Carol Holloway |
![]() Betty Howe |
![]() Peggy Hyland |
![]() Frank Keenan |
![]() Mollie King |
![]() Bessie Love Cinema Chat Issue No. 22 |
![]() Mildred Manning |
![]() Evelyn Nesbit |
![]() Mabel Normand |
![]() Hedda Nova |
![]() Mary Pickford Cinema Chat Issue No. 3 |
![]() Albert Ray |
![]() Ruth Roland |
![]() Stewart Rome |
![]() Barney Sherry Image from photocard advertisement in issue 74 of Cinema Chat |
![]() Queenie Thomas |
![]() George Walsh |
![]() Bryant Washburn |
![]() Earle Williams Cinema Chat Issue No. 21 |
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Set 4: 'Supplement to Cinema Chat' printed in upper left corner | |||
![]() Leah Baird |
![]() Helen Broneau |
![]() Robert Burns |
![]() Rudolph Christians |
![]() William Duncan |
![]() June Elvidge |
![]() Bonnie Hill |
![]() Matheson Lang |
![]() 9 Mary Mac Laren |
![]() Percy Marmont |
![]() Mae Marsh |
![]() Shirley Mason |
![]() Harry Morey |
![]() Guy Newall |
![]() Eddie Polo |
![]() Peggy Shannon |
![]() Evelyn Thaw |
![]() Poppy Wyndham Cinema Chat Issue No. 39 |
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Set 5: 'Supplement to Cinema Chat' printed in upper left corner. Photocard longer than others. | |||
![]() Edith Day |
![]() Little Reeves Eason |
![]() Corinne Griffith |
![]() Buck Jones |
![]() Beulah Livingstone |
![]() Antonio Moreno |
![]() Peggy O'Dare |
![]() Jack Perrin |
![]() Edward J. Peil |
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