A WITCH'S BREW OF HUBBA-HUBBA AND HOCUS-POCUS

Actress Veronica Lake (born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman; November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was known as the "Peek-A-Boo Girl" after the way she wore her long, blonde hair that covered one eye. She is most remembered for her numerous sultry roles in film noir moves of the 1940's.

The beautiful Miss Lake is known to us genre fans for her role in I MARRIED A WITCH (1942) opposite Fredric "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" March. She was also in a 1952 episode of the TV series, TALES OF TOMORROW. Her last film role was as Dr. Elaine Frederick in the embarrassing FLESH FEAST (1970).

The image below is a personality poster issued by Paramount pictures in 1944 and was painted by master artist, Robert Soubie. Following are more photos of the angelic Veronica Lake.

Image by the famous portrait photographer George Hurrell.

Various promotional photos by Paramount.

Pages from SHOWMAN'S TRADE REVIEW October 24, 1952.

A one-page feature from MODERN SCREEN August, 1941.

An article from MODERN SCREEN May, 1941.

UNIVERSAL'S LEADING LADIES OF 1942

Evelyn "The Wolf Man" Ankers

Universal promoted its leading stars of 1942 in a two-page spread in the December 26, 1942 issue of SHOWMAN'S TRADE REVIEW (that's 73 years ago today). Included were the leading ladies of the wartime era. Many of them appeared in Universal's revitalized horror series of films, such as Elyse "The Mummy's Tomb" Knox, Anne "House of Frankenstein" Gwynne, and "Louise "Son of Dracula" Albritton.