Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Some of my past Halloween posts have focused on props and costumes which appear repeatedly in studio holiday publicity stills.

Last year I focused on the Universal Pictures giant Jack o' Lantern; this year we'll take a look at the same studio's stuffed black cat!

Here's a photo from a multi-picture session of Ella Raines posing with the cat in 1945:

Joyce Holden posed with it too:

And here's Barbara Bates:

Below are Jane Adams and Patricia Alphin. Not only does the cat show up in this photo, but the pumpkin is the same one used in the preceding photo with Barbara Bates.

The next two photos are from a session with Nan Grey:

The pumpkin above is the same one I featured in last year's Halloween post.

Here's Anne Gwynne with the cat, and last year's pumpkin makes another appearance:

I recognize our friend the cat, but who is the actress? If anyone knows or has a guess, please share in the comments.

Have a happy holiday!

Previous Halloween posts, in reverse chronological order: Anne Gwynne, Peggy Moran, Anne Nagel, Nan Grey, Peggy Ryan, and Gloria Jean (2022), 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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