by some happy coincidence the same year that jimmy stewart and kim novak make alfred hitchcock haunt masterpiece vertigo and they also make this light comedy . perhaps the two actor need to do it after undergo the heaviness of the hitchcock film . at any rate this a great companion piece to vertigo a it again explore a very un likely but powerful romance . in fact the film can be see a the flip side of vertigo with it happy end . here again novak undergoes a transformation and in vertigo she essentially play two woman and here she transform from witch to mortal . stewart be again bewitch and for awhile torment by his love for her . unlike vertigo the two come together in bell book and candle and a perfect antidote for the hitcock movie . again the dynamic of love and attraction be examine but in an altogether different vein . the cast be terrific . lemmon hilarious a novak warlock brother and elsa lancaster give a classic performance a the aunt . ernie kovacs a the alcoholic cult writer and of course hermoine gingold playing novak competitor be all great . the scene with stewart drink the potion be comedy at it best . anyone who have see vertigo or even if you haven not should see this memorable light comedy .