Bell, Book and Candle (1958) | |
| Director(s) | Richard Quine |
| Producer(s) | Julian Blaustein |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Romance (Comic) |
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Bell, Book and Candle Overview:
Bell, Book and Candle (1958) was a Fantasy - Romance Film directed by Richard Quine and produced by Julian Blaustein.
SYNOPSIS
Great cast in supernatural romantic comedy. When urban witch Novak casts a spell on Stewart to lure him away from a snooty former schoolmate, she finds the spell rebounding due to the intercession of a more powerful witch (Gingold). Lemmon and comic genius Kovacs add lots of laughs.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cary Odell; Set Decoration: Louis Diage | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Jean Louis | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson:
She used a cat.
Parrot: Cat!
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: I may sound like a lunatic, but I'm not crazy!
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: Hasn't this cat got anything better to do? Couldn't you give him something to read?
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Parrot: Cat!
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: I may sound like a lunatic, but I'm not crazy!
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: Hasn't this cat got anything better to do? Couldn't you give him something to read?
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Facts about
The title "Bell, Book and Candle" is a reference to excommunication, which is performed by bell, book and candle. It is opened with "Ring the bell, open the book, light the candle," and closed with "Ring the bell, close the book, quench the candle."
This was James Stewart's final appearance as a romantic lead. This was because many of the leading ladies that were playing his romantic interest were becoming younger and a few were half his age. The critics in 1958 felt that Stewart was miscast as a suave New York businessman, and he apparently agreed. After this film he would concentrate more on roles that portrayed him as an everyman or as a father figure.
Virtually all reviews use the original title of the play, "Bell, Book and Candle," instead of the title of the movie, which omits the comma.
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This was James Stewart's final appearance as a romantic lead. This was because many of the leading ladies that were playing his romantic interest were becoming younger and a few were half his age. The critics in 1958 felt that Stewart was miscast as a suave New York businessman, and he apparently agreed. After this film he would concentrate more on roles that portrayed him as an everyman or as a father figure.
Virtually all reviews use the original title of the play, "Bell, Book and Candle," instead of the title of the movie, which omits the comma.
read more facts about Bell, Book and Candle...
