Who doesn’t love the smell of pumpkin and cinnamon in the air, some “Monster Mash” in the background, and the excuse to dress up while gorging on complex carbohydrates? Halloween brings out the kid in all of us, and The Retro Set wishes all of you a very happy Halloween! We are happy to bring you some whimsical best wishes from some of our favorite stars of yesteryear.
Happy Classic Hollywood Halloween to all!
Betty Grable
Cyd Charisse
Alice White
Fredric March, Rouben Mamoulian, and Miriam Hopkins
Ann Miller
Ann Rutherford
Ava Gardner
Yvonne Craig
Carole Lombard
Cary Grant, Mary Pickford with Countess de Frassot and Rullio Carminati
Clara Bow
Clara Bow again … because, obviously.
Clark Gable and Marion Davies
Veronica Lake in I MARRIED A WITCH (1942)
Claudette Colbert and Marion Davies
Doris Day
Elizabeth Montgomery
Esther Williams
Gloria Swanson, Marion Davies, Constance Bennett and Jean Harlow
Jane Russell would like to tell your fortune. (yes, please.)
Janet Leigh
Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Mervyn LeRoy, William Randolph Heart
Judy Garland
Kim Novak with Pyewacket in BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (1958)
Anne Shirley (Mrs. John Payne), Carol Stone, Rosina Lawrence, Lana Turner, Vicki Lester and Natalie Draper (Mrs. Tom Brown) are pictured (left to right) as they sipped a “pumpkin soda” at the party given by Turner in 1938.
Lillian Wells
Linda Darnell
Behind the scenes on CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
Marilyn Monroe
Martha Vickers
Mary Pickford
Myrna Loy
Nancy Carroll
Paulette Goddard
Rita Hayworth with Pinky Tomlin
Vincente Minnelli coaches Margaret O’Brien (right) and Joan Carroll in the trick or treating scene for MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944). Credit: AMPAS/MGM-UA Archive
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