Georg Alexander & Lien Deyers ~ This is a vintage original cigarette card form the series Haus Bergmann Farb-Filmbilder issued in about 1932. This is card #132. It is smaller than a US baseball card but bigger than a traditional cigarette card (just over 2"x2¼"). This particular example is in very fine condition.

Born in 1888, German actor Georg Alexander became one of the most active of German stars from the silent era through his death in late-1945. He made his film debut in 1915 in Der Schwiegervater seines Leutnants, it was followed by Sonne und Schatten (1915) and Die Liebe, sie war nur ein Traum (1916). In 1917 he married actress Aud Egede Nissen, with whom he founded his own production company. Their first film project was Die Geburt der Venus (1917).

Over the next few years Alexander worked both as an actor and as a director. When he founded his own production company "Alexander-Film-GmbH" in 1919 he concentrated more again to the acting and played in the movies Der Mann ohne Namen (1921), Lady Hamilton (1921), Eifersucht (1925), Die Frau ohne Namen (1927), Venus im Frack (1927) and Schwarzwaldmädel (1929).

Alexander was often busy in the 1930s, too. He appeared in movies like Der verjüngte Adolar (1931), Madame wünscht keine Kinder (1932), Die englische Heirat (1934), Der alte und der junge König (1934), Heimat (1938), Der Kleinstadtpoet (1940) and Frau Luna (1942).

Besides his film activity, Alexander was also interested in sport. He was a jockey and even held a record at one time with a horse jump over the height of 1.85 meters.

Not to be mistaken for the British actor of the same name.

This lot consists of a genuine German cigarette premium issued between about 1930 and 1937. In general, German cigarette cards and premiums make an interesting and inexpensive addition to any collection. The Nazi government of Germany opposed smoking and eventually put an end to cigarette cards. As a result, the native German card collecting hobby never developed to the extent of that in Britain or the United States. As a result, most German premiums and cards cost only a fraction of what might be expected from their American and British cousins.

Large photos are shown smaller than actual size while small ones are generally enlarged to as much as twice their original size. Almost all photos and cards are scanned through protective sleeves or pages which tends to cut the clarity a bit. Enlarged defects tend to look worse than they actually are.