Halloween in Hollywood

A collection of fabulous Classic Hollywood Halloween Photos

 



Vera Ellen in an amazing bat costume

 

and wearing a snazzy pumpkin sweater

 

Judy Garland with a cute little black cat

The poor girl just can't seem to get away from witches!

 

Paulette Goddard in a fabulous cat costume

 

 

 

Another cat costume modeled by Dusty Anderson

(I had to look her up)

 

Shirley Temple celebrating Halloween with Harold Lloyd's children, 1935

And all grown up wearing another interesting sweater

 

Ann Rutherford, 1940

Betty Grable, favorite WWII pin-up

Donna Reed, 1945

Esther Williams

Jane Wyman

Janis Paige - recently watched two Dennis Morgan movies with her in them,

Two Guys from Milwaukee (really good) and One Sunday Afternoon (boring) 

 

The uncomparable Myrna Loy

 

Jeanne Craine (who else thinks she looks a little bit like Hedy Lamarr?)

Joan Crawford

 

Unusual...

 

Mary Pickford

 

Ava Gardner, or "Two Ways to Look Glamorous while Riding a Broom"

Yvonne De Carlo

 

Madge Meredith, 1946 (another one I had to look up; her hat was too awesome to leave out.

Apparently she's an uncredited slave in The Ten Commandments)

 

I don't know who these actors are, but that backdrop is AMAZING!!!

Sandra Dee and a groovy skeleton

 

And now for a few men...

 

Peter Lorre - who else

 

Jimmy Durante

The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock

 

And let's not forget our friends from Television!

 

Barbara Eden from I Dream of Jeannie

Elizabeth Montgomery, Erin Murphy and Agnes Moorehead from Bewitched

This picture makes me smile :)

I just love her "witch" outfit

And Yvonne Craig as Batgirl in Batman

 

Happy Halloween!

 

All pictures were found via Pinterest and Chronically Vintage

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