Alcohol and film go hand in hand. The magic elixir can be a gateway towards self-destruction and tragedy, such as in the Pre-Code drama Anna Christie (1930) in which Greta Garbo's famous first line is: "Gimme a whisky, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy, baby!" Alcohol can also be the stimulus for rowdiness and crazy comedy. Many star postcards were used to promote alcohol, like the French Vin Désiles series for which even La Divine Sarah posed. But most of the stars on today's dazzling postcards just invite you to have a good time. Cheers!
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Sarah Bernhardt. French promotion card by S.I.P. for Vin Désiles.
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Gunnar Tolnaes. German postcard by Photochemie, Berlin, no. K 1668. Photo: Nordisk.
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Elga Brink. Austrian postcard by Iris Verlag, no. 5201.
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Fred Louis Lerch and Lya Mara in Heut tanzt Mariett (1928). German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 3414/1, 1928-1929. Photo: Defina / DEFU. Publicity still for Heut tanzt Mariett/Today dances Mariett (Friedrich Zelnik, 1928). Collection: Egbert Barten.
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Anny Ondra in Sündig und süss (1929). German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 4774/2, 1929-1930. Photo: Hom Film. Publicity still for Sündig und süss/Sinful and Sweet (Carl Lamac, 1929).
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Greta Garbo in Anna Christie (1930). French postcard by Europe, no. 938. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for Anna Christie (Clarence Brown, 1930).
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Willy Fritsch. German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 8473/3, 1933-1934. Photo: Ufa / Frhr. von Gudenberg.
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Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in Notorious (1946). German collectors card. Photo: RKO Radio Film. Publicity still for Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946). Bergman as Alicia, a woman with a past of promiscuousness and alcohol.
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Lily Fayol. French postcard by Studio Star, Paris. In the 1940s, Fayol had one her biggest successes with the song (Qui c'est qui fait glou-glou, c'est) La bouteille ((Who is making that gurgling sound, it is) The Bottle).
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Giulietta Masina. Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. 907.
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Maria Schell. German postcard by WS-Druck, Wanne-Eickel, no. F 68. Photo: Joe Niczky.
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The Beatles. Italian postcard by Silvercart, Milano, no. 514/3. Photo: Nems Enterpriser London Ltd.
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Sarah Bernhardt. French promotion card by S.I.P. for Vin Désiles.
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Gunnar Tolnaes. German postcard by Photochemie, Berlin, no. K 1668. Photo: Nordisk.
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Elga Brink. Austrian postcard by Iris Verlag, no. 5201.
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Fred Louis Lerch and Lya Mara in Heut tanzt Mariett (1928). German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 3414/1, 1928-1929. Photo: Defina / DEFU. Publicity still for Heut tanzt Mariett/Today dances Mariett (Friedrich Zelnik, 1928). Collection: Egbert Barten.
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Anny Ondra in Sündig und süss (1929). German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 4774/2, 1929-1930. Photo: Hom Film. Publicity still for Sündig und süss/Sinful and Sweet (Carl Lamac, 1929).
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Greta Garbo in Anna Christie (1930). French postcard by Europe, no. 938. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for Anna Christie (Clarence Brown, 1930).
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Willy Fritsch. German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 8473/3, 1933-1934. Photo: Ufa / Frhr. von Gudenberg.
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Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in Notorious (1946). German collectors card. Photo: RKO Radio Film. Publicity still for Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946). Bergman as Alicia, a woman with a past of promiscuousness and alcohol.
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Lily Fayol. French postcard by Studio Star, Paris. In the 1940s, Fayol had one her biggest successes with the song (Qui c'est qui fait glou-glou, c'est) La bouteille ((Who is making that gurgling sound, it is) The Bottle).
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Giulietta Masina. Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. 907.
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Maria Schell. German postcard by WS-Druck, Wanne-Eickel, no. F 68. Photo: Joe Niczky.
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The Beatles. Italian postcard by Silvercart, Milano, no. 514/3. Photo: Nems Enterpriser London Ltd.
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