bell book and candle be release in december 1958 and feature james stewart and kim novak and jack lemmon . and ernie kovaks . this film have james stewart and kim novak in their second on screen pairing ( after the alfred hitchcock classic vertigo and release earlier the same year ) . this be stewart last film a a romantic lead a he be deem too old at age 50 to play that sort of part anymore . the movie be about a witch play by kim novak who be attract to a mortal play by james stewart . she put a spell on him and he fall head over heel in love with her . i enjoy the movie and it cast . this movie at the time be a moderate success which be nominate for a golden globe for best movie comedy . gimmeclassics .