The picnic from to catch a thief 1955 by carol martinheira on aug 16, 2019 from the old hollywood garden. Picnic is a 1955 american technicolor romantic comedydrama film filmed in cinemascope. Movie title from the film picnic 1955, directed by joshua logan, starring william holden, kim novak, william powell and betty field. Picnic features a bravura performance by holden as a drifter come to a small.
He falls in love with kim novak who is unbelievably wooden. Alfred hitchcock boasts not only two of the most beautiful people who have ever lived as its leads, but also some of the mo. Add to that an awkward staged feel to the whole project and you have a lessthancompelling movie. William holden and kim novak dance to the tune of moonglow in this iconic scene from the 1955 film, picnic. Set in a sleepy kansas town one warm labor day weekend, picnic focuses on. Unfortunately, there are no extra features on the bluray version except for the separate musical score soundtrack which is definitely worth experiencing. I love this scene from the movie picnic from director josh logan, released in 1955, based on the play by william inge. Unfortunately, there are no extra features on the bluray version except for the separate musical. Kim novak and william holden dancing to moonglow in the film picnic 1955. I love this scene from the movie picnic from director josh logan, released in 1955, based on the.
Hal is an egocentric braggart all potential and no accomplishment. Picnic was one of the artistic highlights and boxoffice hits of 1955, one of the best years in hollywoods history. With william holden, kim novak, betty field, susan strasberg. It was adapted for the screen by daniel taradash from william. Joshua logans faithful screen adaptation of william inges pulitzer prizewinning play about smalltown america. 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.
There is a museum in halstead that has a picnic display, including the swan boat used by kim novak. William holden, kim novak, betty field, arthur oconnell, rosalind russell in 1953, picnic was a critically successful play on. William holden plays hal carter, a handsome drifter. 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. Oscarwinner elia kazan on the waterfront, east of eden directed, and the screenplay by william inge picnic, bus stop won an oscar, with a nomination for wood. Picnic full english full movie picnic full full movie, picnic full full movie streaming picnic full movie engsub watch picnic full english full movie online picnic full film online watch picnic. Picnic 1955 directed by joshua logan genres drama, romance subgenres americana, rural drama release date nov 1, 1955 usa unknown run time 115 min. The cast and crew threw a wrap party on the stage of hutchinsons fox theatre. Emotions are ignited amongst the complacent townsfolk when a. Where madge finally leaves her mother and gets on the bus for tulsa.
This article needs additional citations for verification. 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. The picnic from to catch a thief 1955 on august 16, 2019august 16, 2019 by carolin uncategorized to catch a thief 1955, dir. Apr 15, 2018 upon ruminating on the movie a bit longer i began to consider what it truly means when we label a film to be dated. Holden and novak arrived with the crew in salina on a chartered plane. William holden and kim novak from picnic, 1955 youtube. May 22, 2014 picnic opened in limited release on december 7, 1955 and was distributed nationally on february 16, 1956. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Nighttime crowds watched along the smoky hill river near an old mill dam as william holden whipped a borrowed convertible with kim novak in the passenger seat to a stop along the river. Picnic 1955 william holden kim novak dvd for sale online ebay. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the academy of motion picture arts and sciences.
Its hard to believe that picnic was considered hot stuff in 1955. Can anyone local provide exact locations where i might begin. Sep 29, 2011 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. William holden is very good if rather old as the drifter who comes into a small town and turns the head of all the lonely women living there. Picnic 1955 silver scenes a blog for classic film lovers. Im doing research on the filming of the 1955 movie picnic, and will be travelling to the cities of hutchinson, halstead, nickerson, salina, and sterling, where location shoots took place. Picnic is the movie that made kim novak a certifiable film star, and the film that persuaded hitchcock to cast her in vertigo, three years later. One of the sultriest, sexiest moments in the movies. It was adapted for the screen by daniel taradash from william inges 1953 pulitzer prizewinning play of the same name. Dance scene from picnic kim novakwilliam holden youtube. Both paramount and 20th centuryfox studios expressed interest in turning the play into a film, but concerns were raised about putting the plays frank sexual content on screen. Charming hal carter william holden turned to wandering after a failed acting career left him loose in the wind. In kansas of 1955, being a pretty girl was pretty much a lifestyle in itself, and when marge kim novak is crowned queen of neewollah thats halloween spelled backward, all she can do is clutch the bouquet of roses and promise not to get too conceited.
Based on a highly acclaimed play and awarded numerous oscar nominations, picnic has not aged as well as many other films from the same period. The original broadway production of picnic starred ralph meeker and paul newman. Picnic 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 08, 2006 one of the sultriest, sexiest moments in the movies. We look at scenes in picnic and are quick to write them off as an indication of the time. The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. Joshua logans vignettes of the labor day picnic in technicolor and cinemascope provide a nostalgic portrait of smalltown, american life as it really appeared in 1955. Picnic 1955 william holden, kim novak dvd new ebay. Jul 16, 2005 picnic was one of the artistic highlights and boxoffice hits of 1955, one of the best years in hollywoods history. 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.
William holden gives a raw and wounded portrayal to hal, a man at the edge of his youth and on the verge of becoming a lost man. Picnic 1955 this is an entry in participation with the 20 tcm summer under the stars blogathon hosted by sittin on a backyard fence and scribehard on film if summer under the stars is classic film christmas, then is william holden day christmas eve. In the first few frames, you see a young susan strasberg. Its labor day weekend, and fresh off a freight train is hal carter william holden, a happygolucky drifter whos looking for a brand new start in life. Clunky and awkward, with inane dialogue, its a movie to show how attitudes. Guiltily in love 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. Rent picnic 1955 starring william holden and kim novak on dvd and bluray. Joshua logan, director of the original broadway stage production, directed the film version, which stars william holden, kim novak, and. Recently selected by the prestigious american film institute as one of the 400 greatest american films of all time. 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. Its a part of the fifties that feels stuck in that era and doesnt translate well to modern times. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer.
One of the biggest boxoffice attractions of the 1950s, picnic was adapted by daniel taradash from the pulitzer prizewinning william inge play. Maybe its a bit of the historian coming out in me but isnt that part of the magic of a film like this. 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. Directed by joshua logan starring william holden and kim novak. Marty 1955 love is a manysplendored thing 1955 mister roberts 1955 picnic 1955 the rose tattoo 1955. 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 robertson in supporting roles. Read the full synopsis of picnic, 1955, directed by joshua logan, with william holden, kim novak, betty field, at turner classic movies. Nickerson picnic filming locations in nickerson, kansas. Picnic opened in limited release on december 7, 1955 and was distributed nationally on february 16, 1956. Holden won the academy award for best actor in 1954, and the emmy award for best actor in 1974. What in 1955 seemed daring and erotic now comes across as overly obvious and frightfully tame, a great deal of much ado about nothing. Picnic was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture, and won.
This is the first of a series of articles commemorating that crucial year, which, among other things, also featured james deans screen debutand legendary death. While i didnt find picnic to be a complete dud, it seems clear that the movie hasnt aged well. All worldwide region free 0 you can play this dvd on all dvd players. Upon ruminating on the movie a bit longer i began to consider what it truly means when we label a film to be dated. I first saw picnic in a theater in 1955 when i was in college. Dvd cover design may change due to manufacturer and may have korean on it. Aug 21, 20 picnic 1955 this is an entry in participation with the 20 tcm summer under the stars blogathon hosted by sittin on a backyard fence and scribehard on film if summer under the stars is classic film christmas, then is william holden day christmas eve. The lives of all of these women of nickerson kansas are changed one labor day in 1955 when hal carter comes steaming into town. The owenss house is located in nickerson, right across the street from the school. He meets up with madge owens, the town beauty queen and girlfriend of alan benson. It was adapted for the screen by daniel taradash from william inge s 1953 pulitzer prize winning play of the same name. Picnic 1955 william holden kim novak dvd for sale online. There is a map in the museum with directions to the homes used in nickerson, and the other locations the grain elevators in hutchinson, the waterfall in salina, the lake scenes and the homes.