This Day in Manka Bros History – November 7, 1935:
Khan Manka (Sr) is taken to a voodoo priest by 20th Century Fox chief Darryl F. Zanuck to pray, dance and drink blood for better box office returns. It didn’t work.
This Day in Manka Bros History – November 6, 1912:
The Manka brothers move to Max Fowler’s egg farm in Reseda, CA, where they are allowed to use a barn for free to live in and make their movies as long as they tend the chickens (and share the movie profits with Farmer Max).
Manka Bros.’ first immersive fan experience – The Manka Bros. Halloween Carnival Fright – is shut down after ‘angry fans’ storm the Main Studio Gate and demand refunds ($249+ per ticket) in what was widely described as an ‘epically fucking shitty experience.’
The maiden voyage of the Manka Family Cruise Line ends badly after pirates board the ship, set fire to it, and throw several celebrity guests into the Atlantic Ocean.
A supposed ‘fourth Manka brother’ – Gary Manka – shows up at the studio and demands his full share of the company. He is promptly beaten, arrested and sent to prison for life.
