Picnic (1955)
Overview
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.91 |
Directed By
Joshua Logan
Crew
Daniel Taradash
Joshua Logan
Jean Louis
Arthur Morton
Helen Hunt
George Cooper
Morris Stoloff
William Inge
Henri Jaffa
Clay Campbell
John P. Livadary
Ray Cory
Fred Karger
George Duning
James Wong Howe
William A. Lyon
Jo Mielziner
Fred Kohlmar
Charles Nelson
Carter DeHaven Jr.
William Flannery
Robert Priestley
TOP CAST
William Holden
Hal Carter
Kim Novak
Madge Owens
Rosalind Russell
Rosemary - The School Teacher
Betty Field
Flo Owens
Susan Strasberg
Millie Owens
Cliff Robertson
Alan Benson
Arthur O'Connell
Howard Bevans
Verna Felton
Helen Potts
Reta Shaw
Irma Henderson
Nick Adams
'Bomber'
Raymond Bailey
Mr. Benson
Elizabeth Wilson
Christine Schoenwalder
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