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November 14, 2023November 14, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 10, 1960

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 10, 1960:

When the Mojave Desert proved too hot to film the Egyptian period epic ‘Ramesses I,’ Harry Manka ordered the clearing of a large area near Sequoia National Park and had tons of sand trucked up from Malibu so that production could continue.

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November 9, 2023November 9, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 9, 1994

This Day in Manka Bros. History- November 9, 1994:

MB Games’ ‘Clayhead’ video game (based on the Manka Bros 1993 film) is pulled from shelves at Walmart for excessive violence and insensitivity to kids who may have heads made of clay. In the game, ‘Clayhead’ scores points by pulling off pieces of his head to throw at bullies.

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November 7, 2023November 7, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 8, 1917

This Day in Manka Bros History – Nov. 8, 1917:

In World War 1, to entertain the troops, Manka Bros. provided movie projectors, movies and pianos to some front line trenches in France (though many complained the light and piano noise gave away their positions to the Germans).

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November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 7, 1935

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.

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November 6, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 6, 1912

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).

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November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 3, 1938

This Day in Manka Bros History – November 3, 1938:

Fifty years after ‘Casey At The Bat’ was published, Manka Bros published a sequel (what happened after the game and for the years leading up to Casey’s death)… ‘Casey At The Bar.’

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November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 2, 1958

This Day in Manka Bros History – November 2, 1958:

Manka Bros. Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr. – son of studio co-founder Harry Manka and nephew of Khan Manka (Sr.) – is born in Beverly Hills.

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October 31, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 1, 1886

This Day in Manka Bros History – November 1, 1886:

Harry Manka, the youngest of the Manka brothers and father to current Chairman and CEO Khan Manka, Jr., is born in Yambol, Bulgaria.

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October 31, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 31, 2023

This Day in Manka Bros History – October 31, 2023:

Manka Bros.’ Holiday Spectacular opens at Manka Fun Parks around the world!

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October 30, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 30, 2016

This Day in Manka Bros. History – Oct 29, 1988:

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.’

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