Talking Pumpkin (1963)

Duration: 1:18

Year Published: 1963

Sound: sound

Description: This television news segment for Houston’s KPRC-TV captures trick-or-treaters interacting with a talking Jack-o-Lantern on Halloween 1963. The homeowner connected a microphone from inside her home to a speaker inside the holiday decoration so that she could speak for the Jack-o-Lantern. Some parts of the film are silent, and would have been voiced over by the anchorperson during a live broadcast.