baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, hˈælɪdˌeɪ wʌz wˈɛlθi ɪnˈʌf tə lˈʊk ˌɔn ˈæktɪŋ æz ɐ hˈɑːbi, ænd wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn hˈɔɹɚ fˈɪlmz baɪ tɹˈævəlɪŋ tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ ɪn lˈɪnzi ʃˈɔntɛfs dˈɛvəl dˈɑːl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ænd kˈɜːs ʌv sˈɪmbə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
By the 1960s, Halliday was wealthy enough to look on acting as a hobby, and was able to satisfy his interest in horror films by traveling to England to appear in Lindsay Shonteff's Devil Doll (1964) and Curse of Simba (1964).