Bell, Book and Candle
Getting here is half the fun...
1958 | 106m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Richard Quine |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Daniel Taradash |
| Staring: |
| A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Richard Quine |
| Writer: | Daniel Taradash |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Keywords | witch, cat, love of one's life, beatnik, witchcraft, screwball comedy, love potion, fantasy, romantic fantasy |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Julian Blaustein Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![Bell Book and Candle (1958) Original Trailer [HD]](/extra_thumbs/VqtxPF9CVe8.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Stewart | Shep Henderson |
| Kim Novak | Gillian Holroyd |
| Jack Lemmon | Nicky Holroyd |
| Ernie Kovacs | Sidney Redlitch |
| Hermione Gingold | Bianca de Passe |
| Elsa Lanchester | Aunt Queenie Holroyd |
| Janice Rule | Merle Kittridge |
| Philippe Clay | French Singer at the Zodiac Club |
| Bek Nelson | Tina |
| Howard McNear | Andy White |
| Fred Aldrich | Mover (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Monty Ash | Herb Store Owner (uncredited) |
| Alex Ball | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Joe Barry | Exterminator (uncredited) |
| Wolfe Barzell | Zodiac Club Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Gail Bonney | Betty - Merle's Maid (uncredited) |
| Don Brodie | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| James Lanphier | Waldo (uncredited) |
| Perk Lazelle | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Ted Mapes | Gillian's Customer (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Ollie O'Toole | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| John Truax | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Quine | Director |
| Daniel Taradash | Screenplay |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| John Van Druten | Theatre Play |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Rhoda Donaldson | Hairstylist |
| Max Stein | Assistant Director |
| John P. Livadary | Recording Supervision |
| Albert Bettcher | Assistant Camera |
| Charles Nelson | Editor |
| Cary Odell | Art Direction |
| Louis Diage | Set Decoration |
| Ben Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Irving J. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Franklin Hansen | Sound |
| Win Hancock | Sound Recordist |
| John Field | Gaffer |
| Val O'Malley | Camera Operator |
| James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Richard H. Kline | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Julian Blaustein | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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Pyewacket Pudding. It's one of those films that we all have, the movie that features actors you simply adore, but no matter how many times you watch it in the mystical hope that it will change and get better, but it never does. Bell Book & Candle is my pet frustration. Fronted by James Stewa ... rt and Kim Novak, supported by Jack Lemmon & Elsa Lanchester, this screen version of the theatre play has a modicum of charm befitting the story of a publisher who falls under the love spell of a modern day witch, but ultimately it plays out as dull. It looks nice, both in art direction and colour photography, Jimmy and Kim are pleasant of course, and Elsa, Hermione Gingold and Pyewacket the cat are bundles of fun, yet the belly laughs are missing, a need to care about the lovelorn and the restless sadly some place else. I have a framed still of Jimmy & Kim from this movie hanging in my hallway, every time I pass it I point my finger at it and swear with sadness in my heart. I love those guys you see, the movie not so much... 5/10