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For the religious phrase, see Bell, book, and candle. Bell Book and Candle is a 1958 romantic comedy directed by Richard Quine and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak in their second on-screen pairing (after the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo). The film, based on a play written by John Van Druten and adapted by Daniel Taradash, was Stewart's last film as a romantic lead. Richard Quine (November 12, 1920 - June 10, 1989) was an American stage, film, and radio actor and film director. ...
Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ...
George Sanders and Novak in Moll Flanders Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American film actress. ...
The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ...
October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ...
Richard Quine (November 12, 1920 - June 10, 1989) was an American stage, film, and radio actor and film director. ...
Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ...
George Sanders and Novak in Moll Flanders Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American film actress. ...
Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was a British film director closely associated with the suspense genre. ...
Vertigo is a 1958 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ...
John William Van Druten (1 June 1901–19 December 1957) was an English dramatist, best known for writing light comedies. ...
Plot
Bell Book and Candle follows Greenwich Village witch Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) who has been unlucky in love and restless with life. When publisher Shep Henderson (James Stewart) walks into her building, she becomes immediately infatuated. When she discovers he's about to marry an old friend of Gillian's, she casts a spell on Shep, but must face the distinction between love and witchcraft. Greenwich Village (often referred to as simply, The Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ...
This article is part of the Witchcraft series. ...
George Sanders and Novak in Moll Flanders Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American film actress. ...
Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ...
Reception When first released in October of 1958, Bell Book and Candle was a moderate success. In early 1959, the film received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Costume Design, as well as a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy. The soundtrack, featuring Philippe Clay and The Brothers Candoli who appeared in the film in cameo appearances, also found success. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
Awards
Nominated: Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ...
This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ...
Nominated: The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
- Best Motion Picture - Comedy
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. ...
Cast James Stewart as Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson
Kim Novak as Gillian 'Gil' Holroyd
Jack Lemmon as Nicky Holroyd
Ernie Kovacs as Sidney Redlitch
Hermione Gingold as Bianca de Passe
Elsa Lanchester as Queenie
Janice Rule as Merle Kittridge Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ...
George Sanders and Novak in Moll Flanders Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American film actress. ...
Jack Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was a consummate Hollywood actor. ...
Ernie Kovacs (1919-1962) Ernie Kovacs (January 23, 1919 - January 13, 1962) was a creative and innovative entertainer from the early days of television. ...
Hermione Gingold (December 9, 1897-May 24, 1987) was a British actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona, an image enhanced by her sharp nose and chin, as well as her deepening voice, a result of vocal nodes which her mother encouraged her not to remove. ...
Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902-December 26, 1986), was a British-born American character actress, perhaps best-known as the long-suffering wife of Charles Laughton. ...
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