1948 Bowman Movie Stars trading cards featured 36 of the biggest names in film at the time.
The front of each card featured a black and white photograph with a simple border, much like the 1948 Bowman Baseball card design, and the back featured the actor’s stats, a short bio, and an offer ranging from a photo brooch to a lucky wishbone pin (for just a few coins and a handful of gum wrappers).
The set is fairly common and easy to obtain cheap with decent quality ungraded cards regularly selling for under $10 each.
1948 Bowman Movie Stars Checklist
Base Set – 36 Cards
ACC # – R701-9
Base Set
| 1 | Diana Lynn |
| 2 | Adele Mara |
| 3 | Paul Lees |
| 4 | Adrian Booth |
| 5 | Margaret Field |
| 6 | Monte Hale |
| 7 | Mary Hatcher |
| 8 | Jean Ruth |
| 9 | Sterling Hayden |
| 10 | Laura Elliott |
| 11 | Carolyn Butler |
| 12 | William Demarest |
| 13 | Colleen Townsend |
| 14 | Roberta Jonay |
| 15 | Cesar Romero |
| 16 | Carole Mathews |
| 17 | Yvonne De Carlo |
| 18 | Dan Dailey |
| 19 | Helena Carter |
| 20 | Marta Toren |
| 21 | Donald O’Connor |
| 22 | Mona Freeman |
| 23 | Barbara Lawrence |
| 24 | Dan Duryea |
| 25 | Gail Russell |
| 26 | Shelley Winters |
| 27 | Sonny Tufts |
| 28 | Eve Arden |
| 29 | Jane Greer |
| 30 | Robert Preston |
| 31 | Bonita Granville |
| 32 | Frances Gifford |
| 33 | Nancy Guild |
| 34 | Lloyd Nolan |
| 35 | Sonja Henie |
| 36 | Ann Blyth |