Rate this Movie

Picnic   1955         N/R, 113 min. Genre: Drama / Romance Director: Joshua Logan   Cast: William Holden, Kim Novak, Susan Strasberg, Arthur O'Connell, Cliff Robertson, Rosalind Russell, Betty Field, Verna Felton, Nick Adams, Reta Shaw, Raymond Bailey, Elizabeth Wilson, Phyllis Newman, Henry Pagueo, Don C. Harvey   When drifter Hal Carter (William Holden) wanders into a small Kansas town, his presence greatly affects the citizens as he falls in love with his old friend Alan Benson's (Cliff Robertson) fiancee Madge Owens (Kim Novak). Meanwhile, as he explores the town, Madge's young sister Millie (Susan Strasberg) and spinster schoolteacher Rosemary (Rosalind Russell) fall for him. Matters rise to a head at a picnic, and, after a fight with Alan, Hal hops a freight train to escape the law. But, by story's end, Madge is riding a bus in an effort to find her true love Hal. The film received Oscars for Art Direction/Set Decoration and Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture, and Director. Arthur O'Connell received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Howard Bevans, the rejected, reliable boyfriend of Rosemary. Cast William Holden Hal Carter Kim Novak Madge Owens Susan Strasberg Millie Owens Arthur O'Connell Howard Bevans Cliff Robertson Alan Benson Rosalind Russell Rosemary Betty Field Flo Owens Verna Felton Helen Potts Nick Adams Bomber Reta Shaw Irma Kronkite Raymond Bailey Mr. Benson Elizabeth Wilson Christine kSchoenwalder Phyllis Newman Juanita Badger Henry Pagueo Mayor Don C. Harvey Polliceman