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Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

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James Stewart James Stewart
Shepherd Henderson
Kim Novak Kim Novak
Gillian Holroyd
Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon
Nicky Holroyd
Ernie Kovacs Ernie Kovacs
Sidney Redlitch
Hermione Gingold Hermione Gingold
Bianca de Passe
Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester
Queenie Holroyd
Janice Rule Janice Rule
Merle Kittridge
Philippe Clay Philippe Clay
French Singer at the Zodiac Club


Written by
Daniel Taradash Daniel Taradash
(screenplay)


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Bell Book and Candle

8 years, 11 months ago at Jul 20 4:09
In the right role, Kim Novak’s detached glamour and chilly braininess could be used to great effect. In 1958, two of the best films to utilize her strengths as an actress and screen presence allowed for her to play roles that mirror each other in unique and strange ways. Vertigo is the more lauded classic, for obvious reasons, but Bell Book and Candle is a thoroughly enjoyable romantic comedy. ... read more

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2 months, 3 weeks ago at Mar 28 23:32
In Bell Book and Candle, we are transported back to New York in the 1950s. We're introduced to Gillian, played by Kim Novak, who we learn throughout the story is a witch. She does seem taken by her upstairs neighbor, Shep Henderson, played in his own special way by Jimmy Stewart.One thing leads to another, and Gill places a love spell on Shep, which upends his plans, including his impending marria... read more
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A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead, only to fall in love with him for real.
Release date: 19 December 1958
UPC: 043396013292
Tags: Romance (10), Comedy (10), 1958 (6), Witch (6), 1950s (6), Witchcraft (5), New York (4), Cat (4), Fantasy (3), Based On Play (3), Publishing (3), Christmas (3), D.T. (2), MMG (2), Myth/religion (2), Masculine/feminine (2), Growth/healing (2), Fantasy/sci-fi (2), Spiritual Cinema (2)
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JR1220 posted a review 2 months, 3 weeks ago

“In Bell Book and Candle, we are transported back to New York in the 1950s. We're introduced to Gillian, played by Kim Novak, who we learn throughout the story is a witch. She does seem taken by her upstairs neighbor, Shep Henderson, played in his own special way by Jimmy Stewart.

One thing leads to another, and Gill places a love spell on Shep, which upends his plans, including his impending marriage.  

Along the way, we meet writer Sidney Redlitch, played by Ernie Kovaks, who is fixated on witches and their mysterious ways. In his brief time on screen, I noticed that he must have made an impression on Jeff Goldblum since his vocal patterns are nearly identical.

(Digging deeper, I learned that Goldblum portrayed Kovaks in Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter i” read more

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