Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A delightful and funny romantic comedy with supernatural fantasy added to it, bell, book and candle may be a trifle dated in the context of today, yet with a game cast, lovely lighting and magic it makes the most of a fluffy yet enchanting premise. Also appearing are jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold and elsa lanchester. Teenage geniuses deal with their abilities while developing a highpowered laser for a university project. I was pretty disappointed the first time i saw bell book and candle 1958, a romantic comedyfantasy about a witch who falls in love with a mortal man in presentday new york. Hermione ferdinanda gingold was an english actress known for her sharptongued, eccentric persona. Among its other members, the booming hermione gingold and the furtively funny elsa lanchester are perfectly matched oddballs. Bell, book and candle is a 1958 american romantic comedy technicolor film directed by richard quine, based on the successful broadway play by john van druten and adapted by daniel taradash.
And bell, book and candle 1958, richard quines film version of john van drutens popular play, has great fun with the idea that witches could blend in quite easily with the other kooks and weirdos living in the big apple. The 1958 filmed version stars james stewart and kim novak, fresh from their successful. She made her stage debut in 1908, thus beginning a long, commanding presence in london playing everything from jessica in the merchant of venice to cassandra in. James stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester director. Bell, book and candle manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Elisofon also worked as a color consultant in the 1958 film bell, book and candle, starring kim novak, james stewart, hermione gingold, jack lemmon, and ernie kovaks, and the 1965 film the greatest story ever told, by director george stevens. Later she played formidable elderly characters in such films and stage musicals as gigi 1958, bell, book and candle 1958, the music man 1962 and a little night music 1973. Presented in eye popping technicolor transfer that beautifully captures james wong howes stunning cinematography, bell, book and candle costarring jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold and elsa lanchester is a delightful spoof on witchcraft with the cast members at their very best. Bell book and candle in the late 1950s, gillian holroyd kim novak is a modernday witch living in new york citys greenwich village. Bell, book and candle will forever be known as that other movie starring jimmy stewart and kim novak. The lost challenges goodreads meet your next favorite book. It stars kim novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbor, played by james stewart. Bell, book and candle manufactured on demand on importcds.
John van drutens stage comedy bell book and candle starred rex harrison and lilli palmer on broadway. Bell, book and candle is a 1958 american technicolor comedydrama romance film directed by richard quine, based on the successful 1950 broadway play by john van druten adapted by daniel taradash. Bell, book and candle, bluray, manufactured on demand, comedy video, 043396564053. James stewart and pyewacket in bell book and candle 1958 james stewart and kim novak in bell book and candle 1958 kim novak. When she encounters charming publisher shepherd henderson james stewart, she decides to make him hers by casting a love spell. James stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester. The 1958 filmed version stars james stewart and kim novak, fresh from their successful teaming in hitchcocks hitchcock. One of stage, screen, radio and tvs most delightful, inimitable eccentrics, hermione ferdinanda gingold was born the daughter of an upscale austrian financier and english homemaker. Jul, 2014 bell, book and candle 1958 james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester. Bell book and candle staid, secure publisher james stewart leads a quiet life until he meets his bewitching downstairs neighbor, kim novak.
Jimmy stewart and hermione gingold break the love spell that kim novak cast on him on christmas eve. With james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs. When their professor intends to turn their work into a military weapon, they decide to ruin his plans. With the twilight time release of bell, book and candle now out of print, sony has thoughtfully provided its own release of the charming, offbeat romantic comedy looking and sounding most outstanding. Ernie kovaks plays a very confused character, because he is commanded to appear by magic and has no idea where he is or why. Released seven months after vertigo, bell, book and candle owes in part to a deal cut between universal and columbia, which lent contract player stewart to alfred hitchcock for vertigo a universal production with the understanding that stewart would turn around and star with novak in. Gracing such films as bell, book and candle 1962, the music man 1962 and even munster go home 1965 with her regally ribald presence, hermione gingold was still at her post in the 70s, as. Presented in eye popping technicolor transfer that beautifully captures james wong howes stunning cinematography, bell, book and candle costarring jack lemmon, erniekovacs, hermione gingold and elsa lanchester is a delightful spoof on witchcraft with the cast members at their very best. Mar 31, 2020 also starring terrythomas the abominable dr. Jack lemmon, elsa lanchester, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold and janice rule. If i could i would live in bell, book and candle cinema.
Bell, book and candle is a 1958 american technicolor comedydrama romance film directed. Bell, book and candle was stewarts last leading romantic role in a movie. James stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester, janice rule, richard quine. Jan 21, 2011 49 videos play all bell, book and candle full movie manahaananaja jahsanananaja celebrity jeopardy. It stars kim novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbor played by james stewart. Kim novak plays an art shop owner named gillian who takes a fancy to publisher shepard henderson james stewart when. James stewart and kim novak in bell book and candle 1958 kim novak in bell book and candle 1958 jack lemmon and elsa. She played the haughty wife, eulalie mackecknie shinn, of river city mayor george shinn, played by character actor paul ford, in the music man 1962 starring robert preston and shirley jones. Sep, 2015 gillian holroyd is the protagonist of bell, book and candle, played in the 1958 movie from columbia by kim novak on a roll after pal joey and vertigo and once again costarring with jimmy stewart. Bell, book and candle 1958 james stewart, kim novak, jack. Given the cast, headlined by james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, and ernie kovacs and hermione gingold and elsa lanchester, expectations ran high yet almost.
Bell, book and candle widescreenfull screen import. Jack lemmon, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester, kim novak, ernie kovacs, james stewart, janice rule director. Jimmy stewart and hermione gingold break the love spell that kim novak cast. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodes on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and early 1930s. James stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs en hermione gingold. Phibes, hermione gingold bell, book and candle, richard dawson hogans heroes, bernard fox arnold and horror film legend john carradine the howling, and directed by tv veteran earl bellamy who directed episodes of the original series, munster, go home. Meanwhile, gillians wacky warlock brother nicky jack lemmon courts disaster by. After a successful career as a child actress, she later established herself on the stage as an adult, playing in comedy, drama and experiment theatre, and. The supporting cast features jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, and elsa lanchester. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Novak plays gillian holroyd, a genuine, bonafide witch. Kim novak, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester, janice rule.
John van drutens lighthearted broadway comedy becomes a lush if lightweight romantic vehicle for stewart and novak, who would reunite for hitchcocks vertigo the next year. See more ideas about hermione, hermione gingold and the music man. Bell, book and candle simple english wikipedia, the free. Presented in eye popping technicolor transfer that beautifully captures james wong howes stunning cinematography, bell, book and candle costarring jack lemmon, erniekovacs, hermione gingold and. James stewart kim novak jack lemmon elsa lanchester hermione gingold the brothers candolini ernie kovacs philippe clay bek nelson janice rule from the play by john van druten screenplay daniel taradash art direction cary odell costume jean louis soundtrack george duning cinematography james wong howe producer julian blaustein director. Hermione gingold, ernie kovacs, bek nelson, janice rule, kim novak, jack lemmon, elsa lanchester, james stewart. Speaking of hermione gingold she was good in this movie however i think of her in the music man where as eulalie mackechnie shinn, she returns a book to the library and says, its a smutty book with that gingold look.
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