Picnic (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Joshua Logan |
| Producer(s) | Fred Kohlmar |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Picnic (1955) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Joshua Logan and produced by Fred Kohlmar.
Academy Awards 1955 --- Ceremony Number 28 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Arthur O'Connell | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: William Flannery, Jo Mielziner; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley | Won |
| Best Director | Joshua Logan | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Charles Nelson, William A. Lyon | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | George Duning | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Fred Kohlmar, Producer | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
“Ain’t she sweet?” Kim Novak in Picnic (Joshua Logan, 1955)
By Virginie Pronovost on Feb 27, 2022 From The Wonderful World of CinemaWe sometimes forget that Kim Novak is one of those classic actresses still with us today. I’m not sure why that is, except maybe that she’s not so much in the public eye anymore. Et pourtant… She was pretty much an icon of her time, maybe not like Marilyn Monroe or Grace Kelly were... Read full article
COMEDY GOLD #18: The picnic from To Catch a Thief (1955)
By Carol Martinheira on Aug 16, 2019 From The Old Hollywood GardenCOMEDY GOLD #18: The picnic from To Catch a Thief (1955) On August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized To Catch a Thief (1955, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) boasts not only two of the most beautiful people who have ever lived as its leads, but also some of the mo... Read full article
Picnic (1956, Joshua Logan)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 4, 2019 From The Stop ButtonPicnic is all about sex. It can never talk about being all about sex because it?s from 1956 and it?s set in small-town Kansas anyway and no one in small-town Kansas was going to be talking about sex. Not when schoolteachers like Rosalind Russell are trying to ban books for even hinting at sex. But i... Read full article
Picnic (1956, Joshua Logan)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 4, 2019 From The Stop ButtonPicnic is all about sex. It can never talk about being all about sex because it?s from 1956 and it?s set in small-town Kansas anyway and no one in small-town Kansas was going to be talking about sex. Not when schoolteachers like Rosalind Russell are trying to ban books for even hinting at sex. But i... Read full article
Picnic (1956, Joshua Logan)
on Jun 4, 2019 From The Stop ButtonPicnic is all about sex. It can never talk about being all about sex because it?s from 1956 and it?s set in small-town Kansas anyway and no one in small-town Kansas was going to be talking about sex. Not when schoolteachers like Rosalind Russell are trying to ban books for even hinting at sex. But i... Read full article
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Quotes from
Hal Carter: I gotta get somewhere in this world. I just gotta.
Howard Bevans: You went for that Owens girl, didn't you?
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Facts about
While selecting locals to play extras in the film, director Logan said, "There's a girl with a typical Kansas face." The woman, Joan Farwell, was hired for "atmosphere" but confessed, "I'm from Brooklyn. I'm just here visiting my grandmother."
William Holden almost turned down the film because he thought he was too old at 37 to play Hal Carter.
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