Bell, Book and Candle

1958 | PG. 1hr 46min
CAST: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Hermione Gingold, Elsa Lanchester DIRECTOR: Richard Quine CLASSIC FILM SERIES

FILM

Kim Novak plays Gillian Holroyd, a genuine, bonafide witch. Falling in love with publisher Sheperd Henderson (James Stewart), Gillian casts a spell on him, obliging him to dump his fiancee and rush to her side. All of this goes against the grain of Gillian's mentor Mrs. De Pass (Hermione Gingold), who does her best to counterract the love spell. Meanwhile, Gillian's wacky warlock brother Nicky (Jack Lemmon) courts disaster by coauthoring a book on black magic with pompous, bibulous novelist Sidney Redlitch (Ernie Kovacs).

A FESTIVE SPARKLING WINE TASTING

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Movie

Reviews

Gillian's struggles and sacrifices prove a bit discouraging from a feminist perspective, but it's still a delightful movie, and the soundtrack is fantastic.

Asia Frey, Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)

This whimsical comedy about modern-day witches stars Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak in their second teaming (after Vertigo), but it's the supporting cast that shines.

Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Stewart, playing the foil, deserves better material, and the movie's midsection is perfunctory. But the fun quotient is high ...

Michael Sragow, New Yorker