BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE
VERTIGO stars Kim Novak and James Stewart reteamed in 1958 for this bewitching romantic comedy, one of the acknowledged inspirations for TV's long-running series BEWITCHED, which debuted in 1964. Novak plays Gillian Holroyd, the proprietor of an ethnographic art boutique in New York's bohemian Greenwich Village, who finds herself attracted to her neighbor Shep Henderson (Stewart), a staid book publisher. She is part of a local underground witch coven — including her Aunt Queenie (Elsa Lanchester), brother Nicky (Jack Lemmon) and semi-rival Bianca De Pass (Hermione Gingold) — that regularly convenes at the beatnik Zodiac Club. Gillian mischievously casts a spell to enchant Shep, who is engaged to Merle Kittridge (Janice Rule), an old college nemesis of Gillian's. But what if true love results? DIR Richard Quine; SCR Daniel Taradash, based on the play by John Van Druten; PROD Julian Blaustein. U.S., 1958, color, 106 min. NOT RATED
Also part of Fabulous ‘50s.
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Genre: Comedy, fantasy
