This Day in Manka Bros History – December 20, 1965: ‘Jonas Salk’s Mind Twisters’ – really, REALLY tough trivia – premieres on MBS with the tagline ‘...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 19, 2017: After 20 years of losing a lot of money, Manka Bros. closes its cinemas in Mongolia. MANKA BROS. STUDIOS – HOME...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 18, 1942: To support the war effort, Victory Gardens are planted on open spaces around the studio lot. Studio chief Harry Manka orders the least ...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 16, 2010: After several kids get injured, the Rhinocerostrich Forever-Friend™ toy is recalled before Christmas for obvious reasons. MANK...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 15, 1947: After reading (and despising) John Steinbeck’s screenplay for Manka Bros.’ ‘The Ballad Of Clem Fortune,’ studio chief Harry...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 14, 1915: ‘Sing!’ – Manka Bros. first full-length silent film – opens at the Manka Kinoplatz in New York. MANKA BROS. S...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 13, 1972: At a White House ‘Hollywood Heroes’ Dinner, President Nixon presents 89-year-old Harry Manka with a ‘Participation Medal.’ ...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 12, 1978: The first photographic evidence of the ghost that haunts Manka Bros Stage 8 was captured on this date in 1978. MANKA BROS. STUDI...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 11, 1958: Following his death on November 27, 1958, Simeon Olsa Mankewitz is buried next to the shack in Bulgaria where he was born. He is the on...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 9, 1999: Fresh off Paramount / Fox’s global success with ‘Titanic,’ Manka Bros. Animation produced an animated retelling of ‘The Wrec...Read More