A gay man of a certain age and a certain sensibility searching for meaning in the flickering images of classic hollywood. Shes a beautiful chinese prostitute who captures his heart. 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. 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. This columbia dvd release of picnic proves that william holden and kim novak s provocative dance to moonglow still sizzles more than anything that zalman king has ever come up with. Picnic, 1955 columbia pictures corporation poster william holden, kim.
On the other hand, there are people in this town that believe this man did nothing but. Harvey arthur oconnell verna felton reta shaw nick adams raymond bailey phyllis newman steve benton don harvey elizabeth wilson. Picnic william holden and kim novak get hot and steamy. Hal carter william holden is a bum, come to kansas to seek out his old college roommate alan benson cliff robertson in the hopes that he will find him a job at one of his fathers granaries.
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. 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 full movie stream free download picnic full movie studio picnic pelicula completa picnic film complete. Christopher jones susan strasberg 8x10 orig 2pg clipping. Picnic focuses on the impact a vagabond drifter makes on the womenfolk in a sleepy kansas town during the course of one summer day. Alan greets him warmly, and together they join the community in a picnic celebration of labor day. There are many references to food in shakespeares works. 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. A small kansas community is quiet as usual, and there is nothing really going on. Star william holden was reportedly so embarrassed about doing the movies justly famous dance sequence that he had to get riproaring drunk just to get up the. William holden plays hal carter, a handsome drifter. Both paramount and 20th centuryfox studios expressed interest in turning the play into a film. Picnic is a 1955 american technicolor romantic comedydrama film filmed in cinemascope. 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. Picnic free movie streaming, picnic full movie free 1955 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.
The 1955 film picnic, with william holden and kim novak, was nominated for six oscars and won two for best art direction and best film editing. Novak began her film career in 1954 after signing with columbia pictures, starring in numerous movies, including picnic 1955. Though some critics carped that the 37yearold actor was not young enough for the role or for the plays sexual shenanigans. I must admit, william holden seemed a bit long in the tooth to play an excollege buddy of cliff robertson. Wilson rosalind russell daniel taradash william inge don c. Giveaway win picnic starring william holden and kim.
She later starred in the man with the golden arm 1955 and pal joey 1957. It was adapted for the screen by daniel taradash from william inges 1953. The scenery is as spectacular as the colorful and exotic streets of hong kong in this wonderfully warm story about the strength of true love. William holden, kim novak, betty field, susan strasberg, cliff robertson, rosalind russell picnic belongs to that subgenre of 50s hollywood melodrama in which a free spirited man comes to an allamerican small town and quickly sets about disrupting the status quo. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. This man makes the entire town stop and stare, especially the women. Tag line for picnic william holden worked against type to play the sexcharged drifter hal who brings new life to the women of a small, stifling town in kansas in the 1955 screen version of picnic. A handsome drifter william holden provokes explosive emotions in citizens kim novak, rosalind russell of a small kansas town at a labor day festival. 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. 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. 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. Marilyn pauline kim novak born february, 1933 is a retired american film and television actress. Picnic by joshua logan joshua logan, william holden.
Eureka entertainment is set to release picnic, one of the defining landmark films of 1950s hollywood starring william holden and kim novak, for the first time ever on bluray in the uk as part of. 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 mostfondly remembered american classics of that decade, adapted by director joshua logan from his own broadway production which won a pulitzer for playwright william. Kim novak vntg picnic 1955 semi nude 10 x 8 portrait stamped by van peltvintage original 10 x 8 25 x 20 cm. Also, it may be just me, but i dont think kim novak is. 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. Dance scene from picnic kim novak william holden by loafersguy on youtube i think the electricity in the air had so much to do with all that we were feeling, she said. Tapatalk free forum hosting, free forum mobile app. I am a child of the sixties and recently watched the film picnic when looking at music of my parents generation i dont think a film in many years has pulled me in emotionally and much attributed to william holden s performance kim novak. American actors william holden as hal carter and kim novak as madge owens in a publicity still for picnic, directed by joshua. Kim novak vntg picnic 1955 semi nude 10 x 8 portrait.
A local 70yearold spinster saw her film debut canceled when she broke both legs and several. Rent picnic 1955 starring william holden and kim novak on dvd and bluray. In the second movie, 1955s picnic, the sparks fly between kim novak, then 22, and william holden. However, a gorgeous man arrives in this town by accident. Street date january 17, 2012 available at screen archives entertainment 34.
A drifter william holden provokes dreams for a beauty kim novak and others in a kansas town. As dusk falls and anticipation rises, neighbors and friends gather in the yard for some pre picnic dancing that changes all their lives. I love this scene from the movie picnic from director josh logan, released in. William holden kim novak in picnic 1955 yowza, mm mm he got better with age. It starred william holden, rosalind russell, and the relatively unknown actors kim novak and cliff robertson, whose roles in picnic helped launch their careers. However, his welcome quickly sours when sparks ignite between him and alans girlfriend, madge owens kim novak.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hes a struggling american artist whos down on his luck. Todays food history 1564 and 1616 william shakespeare was born. William holden, kim novak, betty field, arthur oconnell, rosalind russell. William holden, kim novak, rosalind russell, betty field, susan strasberg. Yes, the character types are easily recognizable, but that makes the landscape of picnic all the more reassuring.
From the moment he hit town she knew it was just a matter of time. In picnic, after novak s dance with holden, there is the very disturbing scene of. William holden kim novak betty field susan strasberg cliff robertson elizabeth w. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Kim novak william holden picnic 8x10 original 1pg clipping. William holden, kim novak, betty field, susan strasberg, rosalind russell, dir. Interested in reuniting with an old college friend, alan benson cliff robertson, carter bums a train ride to a tranquil kansas town. Mac resident recalls playing extra in movie picnic. Emotions are ignited amongst the complacent townsfolk when a. Joshua logan directed william inges play on broadway and carried it to. One of the biggest boxoffice attractions of the 1950s, picnic was adapted by daniel taradash from the pulitzer prizewinning william inge play. It was 1955, yeargan lived in newton, and she was 15 years old.
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