Friday, October 31, 2025

Four little witches, no broomsticks required—just charm enough to fly

Four young women, attired in sprightly Halloween finery, recline upon a bed of straw amid carved jack-o’-lanterns and towering sheaves of corn. Each dons a dark blouse or abbreviated frock, crowned by a festive hat—some sharply pointed in witchlike fashion, others wide-brimmed with rustic grace. They lounge in languid confidence, their smiles touched with playful provocation, legs extended towards the lens beneath the gleaming visages of the pumpkins. The monochrome tableau distils the light-hearted glamour of a 1940s studio conceit—an artful mingling of seasonal mischief and beguiling charm.
Paramount publicity shot

Halloween never looked so heavenly with these four Golden Age starlets—namely Barbara Britton, Eva Gabor, Ella Neal, and Katherine (Karin) Booth. Bewitched, bothered, and bewitching—all in a night’s fun, circa 1941. —Arthur Newhook, 31 October 2025.

Copyright 2025, Arthur Newhook.

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