Picnic ★★★½ 1955 Drifter Hal Carter (Holden) arrives in a small town and immediately wins the love of his friend's girl, Madge (Novak). The other women in town seem interested too. Strong, romantic work, with Holden excelling in the lead. Novak provides a couple pointers too. Lavish Hollywood adaptation of the William Inge play, including the popular tune "Moonglow/Theme from Picnic." Remade for TV in 2000 with Josh Brolin in the Holden role. 113m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell, Susan Strasberg, Arthur O'Connell, Cliff Robertson, Betty Field, Verna Felton, Reta Shaw, Nick Adams, Phyllis Newman, Raymond Bailey;
Director:
Joshua Logan;
Writer:
Daniel Taradash;
Writer:
James Wong Howe;
Cameo:
George Duning. Oscars '55: Art Dir./Set Dec., Color, Film Editing; Golden Globes '56: Director (Logan).
