Bell, Book and Candle
Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon
Director: Richard Quine
Writer: Daniel Taradash
Producer: Julian Blaustein
Bell, Book and Candle is a 1958 American supernatural romantic comedy film directed by Richard Quine from a screenplay by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1950 Broadway play by John Van Druten and starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Ernie Kovacs. Novak portrays a witch who casts a spell on her neighbor, played by Stewart.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design; Academy Award for Best Production Design.
- David O. Selznick purchased the rights to Van Druten's play in 1953, planning to cast his wife, Jennifer Jones, in the part of Gil.
- At the urging of Daniel Taradash and Julian Blaustein, Columbia purchased the property from Selznick in 1956.
- Taradash, who had adapted From Here to Eternity (1953) for Columbia with great success, augmented the story slightly by incorporating characters who are only names in the play (notably Mrs.
Previous Showings
5 Runs • 4 Festivals
6,445 tickets sold
All runs on record (5):
- January 19 - 21, 1994 · 1,547 ticketsw/ Vertigo
- April 17 - 18, 2004 · 1,337 ticketsjstewart-2004w/ The Penguin Pool Murder
- August 23 - 26, 2008 · 1,747 ticketsSummer 2008 Bette Davis, James Stewart, silent films and more!w/ Anatomy of a Murder
- June 5 - 6, 2019 · 478 ticketsJames Stewart Festivalw/ You Can't Take It with You
- July 31 - August 2, 2026 · 1,336 ticketsSummer 2026 including the Films of Marilyn Monroew/ I Married a Witch