PRIMARY INFORMATION:

  • Gusti Huber -  Card # 22  - 1937 Film Lieblinge (Film Favorites).  1 of 40 favored Large Cards in the 200 Card Set.
  • Professionally Graded SGC 7 - Near Mint (84).  Extremely hard to find in this high grade.
  • Distributed in Germany by the Garbaty Cigarette Company thru Passion Brand Cigarettes.
  • Cards in this rare set were far superior in technology compared to other cigarette cards of the 1930s. The beauty of their colors, borders, focus, embossed surface and varnish finish make them highly collectable today.

ADDITIONAL FACTS AND INFORMATION:

  • Gusti Huber was born in Austria in 1914.  At the early age of 16 she found herself starting a stage career in Switzerland.  Her theatrical talent brought her to America as well.  It was 1935 when she started her movie career.  She became well known for her last film in 1959 when she played the mother of Anne Frank in “The Diary of Anne Frank”, a role she played earlier on stage.
  • These 1937 Garbaty Film Lieblinge Cards were extremely limited in production. The earlier 1934 Garbaty Modern Schonheitsgalerie Cards were mass produced for about 2 years. They were also distributed thru the popular Kurmark Brand Cigarettes.  However, these 1937 Passion Brand Cigarette Cards were low in production for a couple reasons:
    • 1. Passion Cigarettes were not as popular as other cigarettes limiting their distribution.
    • 2. In 1937 the Nazi Regime was forcibly taking over the Garbaty Company and
    •     terminating production of cigarette cards all together.
  • A brief story behind these cards is extremely fascinating and can be found at the Card Registry of the SGC Website (https://sgccard.com/) under "1937 Garbaty Film Lieblinge."