Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

In my Halloween post a couple years ago I wrote about how Halloween costumes and props tend to appear over and over again, and I shared photos of the same outfits being reused on several actresses.

This year I've zeroed in on one particular prop, the Universal Pictures giant Jack o' Lantern! This large pumpkin was repeatedly used in photos with numerous Universal Pictures starlets, including Anne Gwynne (above).

Here a young Gwynne poses on the pumpkin along with Peggy Moran, who married director Henry Koster:

Anne Nagel is in the next series of poses. As seen in these photos, the pumpkin is easy to recognize in part because of the distinctive shape of its mouth.

Here's Peggy Moran again in a different photo session:

The next two shots are of Peggy Ryan:

And a couple with Nan Grey:

Young singing star Gloria Jean posed with the pumpkin also!

Universal seemed to reuse their Halloween props in publicity photos more than any other studio. I already have a post organized for next year featuring the same studio's stuffed black cat!

Enjoy the day!

Previous Halloween posts, in reverse chronological order: Ellen Drew (2021), Martha Vickers, Gale Robbins, Penny Edwards, and Barbara Bates (2020), Ann Rutherford (2019), Janis Paige (2018), Ella Raines (2017), Veronica Lake (2016), Barbara Bates (2015), Marsha Hunt (2014), Linda Darnell (2013), and the BEWITCHED cast (2012).

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