United States Playing Card Company their standard 404 and the deluxe 606 which had gold edges. In modern use, the Congress brand is used for contract bridge cards and accessories. Congress cards come in an assortment of back designs. Each Congress deck consists of the 52 standard cards, two jokers, and an information card describing bridge scoring. Congress cards are now typically sold in coordinated sets of two decks to facilitate the common bridge practice of alternating decks between hands. Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A. manufactures many different sets of playing cards, most for sale in Europe. Fournier cards are also common choices for casinos around
The Jokers shot in a number of London locations for nine weeks in the summer of 1966. Filming started 23 June 1966. "The New York Times" wrote, "ANOTHER of those wonderfully eccentric British crime comedies, to compare with such whoppers as "The League of Gentlemen," "Private's Progress" and "The Lavender Hill Mob," has popped up in Universal's "The Jokers," which came to the Sutton yesterday. And right away its young director, Michael Winner, justifies his name." The Jokers The Jokers is a 1967 British comedy film written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and directed by Michael Winner. The film stars