Small and Classy

 Trading cards are just nifty.  Most are 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" but can be both smaller and larger.  Small is the key thought.  Many are colored, like Bob she sailor with the great coat and scarf.  

The German company "Ross" cards, both postcard and trading cards, are all in the elite category.  

Have always admired the photographs of Bob and Ann Harding taken for The Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935) using a clear white backdrop.  The trading cards are much more affordable to collect than the 8"x10" format!

Another nice colored card of Bob in But the Flesh is Weak (1932).  

Most cards are solo shots of stars and film couples.  Have not run across many scenes from movies.  The production needs to be good enough for the scenes to be legible.  Keeping in mind trading cards are give-a-ways, the print company had to keep costs down as much as possible.  This scene from Night Must Fall (1937) is definitely one of the better cards.  

Yes, small and classy.