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A list of horror films released in the 1940s. After the success of Son of Frankenstein (1939), Universal horror caught a second wind and horror films continued to be produced at a feverish pace into the mid-1940s. [1] The early 1940s saw the debut of Lon Chaney Jr. and "The Wolf Man", both of which
In the 1940s, Halloween in Scottsdale barely involved trick-or-treating. Here's the story behind an annual prank on the former Scotty's Blacksmith Shop.
July 2 – Joshua Bryant, American actor, director, author and speaker (d. 2024) July 3. Fontella Bass, African-American soul singer ("Rescue Me") (d. 2012) Lance Larson, American swimmer, Olympic champion, world record-holder in four events (d. 2024) Chuck Sieminski, American football player (d. 2020) Lamar Alexander, American politician
Many American radio stations, particularly those that regularly air old-time radio programs, re-air the original program as a Halloween tradition. The first Spanish language version was produced and aired on November 12, 1944, by William Steele, and Raúl Zenteno in Radio Cooperativa Vitalicia, a radio station in Santiago, Chile. [77]
Dracula was a box office success, leading to Universal and several other American film studios to develop and popularise horror films well into the 1940s. By the 1950s, horror would often be made with science fiction themes, and towards the end of the decade horror was a more common genre of international productions.
These vintage Halloween decorations will make you reminisce for Halloweens of the past. Prepare to be inspired! Some retro decorations are hands down spookier.
Plus, the meaning behind Halloween symbols, from jack-o'-lanterns to black cats. ... Related: 100 Halloween Jokes . 10 Halloween Facts. American consumers planned to spend about $12.2 billion on ...
David Stone Martin's illustration of Fanny Brice in the role of Baby Snooks. The Baby Snooks Show was an American radio program starring comedian and Ziegfeld Follies alumna Fanny Brice as a mischievous young girl who was 40 years younger than the actress who played her when she first went on the air.