On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 1:52:55 PM UTC-7, OldBob wrote:

On 10/1/2015 3:26 PM, SLGreg wrote:

Joshua Logan's faithful 1955 screen adaptation of William Inge's
Pulitzer Prize-winning play about small-town America features a
stellar performance by William Holden as Hal Carter, a drifter who
comes to a small Kansas hamlet just as the community is preparing to celebrate Labor Day.

I've always liked "Picnic". Not because it is a cinematic masterpiece
(far from it) but I like the small town Midwestern setting and Kim Novak
was absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
Plus the slow dance sequence is terrific.
The supporting actors did a great job too, esp. Ros Russel and Arthur O'Connell.
Great cinematography and, of course, that song.

(Youtube upload):

"What's My Line? - Randolph Churchill; Kim Novak; Desi Arnaz [panel] (Feb 5, 1956)"

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On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 1:52:55 PM UTC-7, OldBob wrote:

On 10/1/2015 3:26 PM, SLGreg wrote:

Joshua Logan's faithful 1955 screen adaptation of William Inge's
Pulitzer Prize-winning play about small-town America features a
stellar performance by William Holden as Hal Carter, a drifter who
comes to a small Kansas hamlet just as the community is preparing to celebrate Labor Day.

I've always liked "Picnic". Not because it is a cinematic masterpiece
(far from it) but I like the small town Midwestern setting and Kim Novak
was absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
Plus the slow dance sequence is terrific.
The supporting actors did a great job too, esp. Ros Russel and Arthur O'Connell.
Great cinematography and, of course, that song.

(2022 Youtube upload):

"Film Review: Picnic with William Holden and The Golden Era Of Melodrama"

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