Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Picnic 1972 film, a bengali film starring ranjit mallick. Kim novak is the smalltown beauty queen engaged to robertson who falls for the cocky dreamer, as do repressed schoolmarm spinster rosalind russell and novaks tomboyish kid sister susan strasberg. The audio works quite well, but the sets supplements dont give us much. Jun 27, 2017 william holden and kim novak dance to the tune of moonglow in this iconic scene from the 1955 film, picnic. Kim novak is the smalltown beauty queen engaged to robertson who falls for. She then played madge owens in the film version of picnic 1955, from the william inge play, costarring william holden and rosalind russell.
At the towns labor day picnic, hal seduces the local beauty queen and alans girlfriend, madge owens kim novak, while ignoring his own date, madges younger sister millie susan strasberg. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Novak began her film career in 1954 after signing with columbia pictures, starring in numerous movies, including picnic 1955. Rent picnic 1955 starring william holden and kim novak on dvd and bluray. Picnic, a film starring william holden and kim novak theme from picnic or simply picnic, a song from the 1955 film. William holden is the hunky drifter who rides the rails into a small midwest town. One of the biggest boxoffice attractions of the 1950s, picnic was adapted by daniel taradash from the pulitzer prizewinning william inge play. William holden, susan strasberg, kim novak release date. Released 1955, picnic stars william holden, kim novak, rosalind russell, betty field the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. American actors william holden as hal carter and kim novak.
On madge and hals problem william holden and kim novak in. Kim novak, william holden, betty field, movie description. William holden month winds up with several of his most notable films, including my personal favorite, picnic. Picnic us 1955 lr, betty field, cliff robertson, verna felton, kim novak, william holden, rosalind russell, arthur oconnell, susan strasberg picture from the ronald grant archive picnic original film title. William holden and kim novak dance to the tune of moonglow in this iconic scene from the 1955 film, picnic. Hal is an egocentric braggart all potential and no accomplishment. Harvey arthur oconnell verna felton reta shaw nick adams raymond bailey phyllis newman steve benton don harvey elizabeth wilson. It was adapted for the screen by daniel taradash from william inges 1953 pulitzer prizewinning play of the same name. Holden won the academy award for best actor in 1954, and the emmy award for best actor in 1974. In 1953, picnic was a critically successful play on broadway, where it won a pulitzer prize for playwright william inge and a tony for director joshua logan. A revealing look into the hearts and minds of a select group of kansas townfolk over labour day weekend, this simple, yet poignant story stars william holden as an itinerant drifter who swings into town, stirring up trouble and awakening the dormant libido of kim novak. I liked the interaction of the women in the boarding house and the mother and madge, in particular. William holden plays hal carter, a handsome drifter. Eureka entertainment to release landmark film picnic.
An item that is used but still in very good condition. Also with rosalind russell, arthur oconnell, and susan strasberg. On appreciera le trio dacteurs exceptionnel joue par william holden kim novak et plus particulierement par linstitutrice rosalind russell. Pictures of kim novak and william holden in picnic, and a consideration of their problems on hal and madges problem.
One of the points of the movie from my standpoint is hal and madges problem was not that they were beautiful but that they were being seen and desired for surface qualities only. Picnic, a malayalam film starring prem nazir and laksmi. Aug 17, 2008 in the second movie, 1955s picnic, the sparks fly between kim novak, then 22, and william holden. Directed by joshua logan, picnic was widely popular and made kim novak a star. Wilson rosalind russell daniel taradash william inge don c. Joshua logan, director of the original broadway stage production, directed the film version, which stars william holden, kim novak, and rosalind russell, with susan strasberg and cliff. William holdenhal carter kim novakmarjorie madge owens betty fieldflo owens susan strasbergmillie owens cliff robertsonalan benson arthur oconnellhoward bevans verna feltonhelen potts reta shawirma kronkite nick adamsbomber raymond baileymr. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. See more ideas about kim novak, picnic and classic movies. Again the context is a dance, although it would be more accurately characterized as a mating ritual. Reclusive film legend kim novak, 84, makes very rare. Picnic 1955 joshua logan, william holden, kim novak, betty field march 9, 2019 the morning of a small town labor day picnic, a drifter hal carter blows into town to visit an old fraternity buddy alan benson who also happens to be the son of the richest man in town. Download picnic 1955 yify torrent for 1080p mp4 movie. I love this scene from the movie picnic from director josh logan, released in.
American actors william holden as hal carter and kim novak as madge owens in a publicity still for picnic, directed by joshua logan, 1955. Dec 14, 2017 kim now lives a quiet life on her 240acre ranch with her husband robert malloy, after first hitting the spotlight as madge owens in 1955s picnic. A small kansas community is quiet as usual, and there is nothing really going on. Picnic, an american tv film adaptation starring bonnie bedelia. She is widely known for her performance as madeline elsterjudy barton in alfred hitchcocks thriller vertigo 1958 with james stewart novak enjoyed boxoffice success and. Win eureka classics picnic on bluray starring william holden. William inges play picnic is set in a small kansas town, hutchinson, where drifter william holden comes to town to look up and old friend from college, cliff robertson. This man makes the entire town stop and stare, especially the women. Kim novak and william holden in picnic getty images. On labor day, september 5, 1955 he arrives by freight train in a kansas town to visit his old. Je nai pas vu une qualite 2k restauree sur le support bluray, vu sur ecran 1. Released 1955, picnic stars william holden, kim novak, rosalind russell, betty field the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of. Picnic a classic stars william holden, kim novak, betty field, susan strasberg, and cliff robertson on vhs tape. Hal is an egocentric braggart all potential and no.
Joshua logan, director of the original broadway stage production, directed the film version, which stars william holden, kim novak, and. Hal carter william holden is a former college football star, now adrift and unemployed after having tried and failed to begin an acting career in hollywood. William holden kim novak 1955 picnic hollywood movie stars. William holden, kim novak, betty field, susan strasberg, cliff robertson, arthur oconnell, verna felton, reta shaw, nick. I love this scene from the movie picnic from director josh logan, released in 1955, based on the play by william inge. Picnic 1955 columbia pictures film with william holden and kim novak d7xy0m from alamys library of millions of high. Picnic 1955 columbia pictures film with william holden and kim.
Picnic 1955 joshua logan, william holden, kim novak, betty. This filming of william inges play is memorable for its acute understanding of. William holden, kim novak, rosalind russell, betty field, susan strasberg. Both paramount and 20th centuryfox studios expressed interest in turning the play into a film. As a dvd, this is a decent to good release, but the movie itself just doesnt do a lot for me. Tags couple 50s 1950s dancing picnic movie kim novak william holden. William holden kim novak betty field susan strasberg cliff robertson elizabeth w. The morning of a small town labor day picnic, a drifter hal carter blows into town to visit an old fraternity buddy alan benson who also happens to be the son of the richest man in town. William holden, kim novak, picnic, 1955 stock photo. This filming of william inges play is memorable for its acute understanding of middle america. Picnic is a 1955 american technicolor romantic comedydrama film filmed in cinemascope. However, his welcome quickly sours when sparks ignite between him and alans girlfriend, madge owens kim novak.
At the towns labor day picnic, hal seduces the local beauty queen and alans girlfriend, madge owens kim novak, while ignoring his own date, madges younger sister millie susan. Pictures of kim novak and william holden in picnic. Kim novak is the smalltown beauty queen engaged to robertson who falls for the cocky dreamer, as do repressed schoolmarm spinster rosalind russell and novak s tomboyish kid sister susan strasberg. See details picnic vhs, like new william holden see all 2 new other listings. Picnic, a 1953 play by william inge picnic, a film starring william holden and kim novak theme from picnic or simply picnic, a song from the 1955 film. He meets up with madge owens, the town beauty queen and girlfriend of alan benson. Picnic is a portrait of the desires and frustrations simmering under the surface on an ordinary labor day in a small kansas town. Its director, joshua logan, felt that it would be more in character for novak to have red hair. On the other hand, there are people in this town that believe this man did nothing but.
William holden, kim novak, rosalind russell, arthur oconnell. On madge and hals problem william holden and kim novak. It was adapted for the screen by daniel taradash from william inge s 1953 pulitzer prize winning play of the same name. Emotions are ignited amongst the complacent townsfolk when a. I love this scene from the movie picnic from director josh logan, released in 1955, based on the. With william holden, kim novak, betty field, susan strasberg. I dont think i can add a comment that would help elevate this already fabulous film. Picnic by joshua logan joshua logan, william holden. William holden, kim novak, picnic, 1955 bpamnd from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The dvds picture shows highs and lows that make it average in the end. Feeling the urge to settle down, drifter hal carter william holden heads for a small kansas town hoping to land a job with the help of his wealthy college roommate, alan benson cliff robertson.
Set in a sleepy kansas town one warm labor day weekend, picnic focuses on the impact made by a muscle flexing vagrant william holden whose presence causes emotional havoc among the local women, including town beauty kim novak who must decide whether or not to run away with her handsome new beau. Picnic vhs william holden, susan strasberg, kim novak. Picnic 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kim now lives a quiet life on her 240acre ranch with her husband robert malloy, after first hitting the spotlight as madge owens in 1955s picnic. Starring william holden in one of his most iconic roles, and kim novak in the performance that made her a star, the film is one of the most fondly remembered american classics of that decade, adapted by director joshua logan from his. Kim novak, susan strasberg, william holden, and cliff robertson in locker room in a scene from the film picnic, 1955. However, a gorgeous man arrives in this town by accident.
Starring william holden in one of his most iconic roles, and kim novak in the performance that made her a star, the film is one of the most fondly remembered american classics of that decade, adapted by director joshua logan from his own broadway production which. In the second movie, 1955s picnic, the sparks fly between kim novak, then 22, and william holden. Emotions are ignited amongst the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small kansas community on the morning of the labour day picnic. Download full movie picnic free watch and download movies. The dance scene with william holden and kim novak is worth the whole picture. Dance scene from picnic kim novakwilliam holden youtube. Reclusive film legend kim novak, 84, makes very rare public.
Eureka entertainment to release picnic, one of the defining landmark films of 1950s hollywood starring william holden and kim novak. Picnic vhs this is a previously viewed vhs tape in very good condition. A handsome drifter william holden provokes explosive emotions in citizens kim novak, rosalind russell of a small kansas town at a labor day festival. William holden plays hal carter, a handsome drifter who ambles into a small kansas town during the labor day celebration to look up old college chum alan cliff robertson, in his film debut. William inges play picnic is set in a small kansas town, hutchinson, where drifter william holden comes to town to look up and old friend from college, cliff. Picnic 1955 joshua logan, william holden, kim novak. Hoping to hit up alan for a jobor a handouthal ends up stealing his buddys fiancee madge owens kim novak. She later starred in the man with the golden arm 1955 and pal joey 1957. Picnic trailer 1955 william holden kim novak youtube. William holden, kim novak, betty field, arthur oconnell, rosalind russell. Their unleashed passions reach a crescendo at the labor day picnic.
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