Say Cheese(cake): Vintage Halloween Pinups a Seasonal Scream
During the Golden Age of Hollywood, from the late 1920s to the 1950s, a number of noted models and actresses, before they hit the big time, got in the festive spirit and posed for Halloween-related pinup photos for the movie studios they worked for.
The up-and-coming starlets in these publicity shots weren't afraid to show a little leg as they get into the spooky spirit. They often posed with large Halloween props, like giant paper pumpkins and German composition jack-o-lanterns (quite valuable now as collectibles). Black cats, witch hats and spooky shadows also made plenty of appearances.
These are some of our favorites from the era that are a mix of fun, sexy, and glamorous.
Betty Grable
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Ann Miller
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Myrna Loy
Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Debbie Reynolds
Courtesy of the Toronto Star Weekly
Lillian Wells
Joan Crawford
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Ava Gardner
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Veronica Lake
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Ethel Merman
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Eartha Kitt
Courtesy of RCA Victor
Dusty Anderson
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
Janet Leigh
Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Esther Williams
Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Yvonne De Carlo
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
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