Who played the male lead in the 1958 film 'Bell, Book & Candle'?
Bell, Book and Candle Witch for the Hallmark Channel. Bell, Book and Candle Bell, Book and Candle is a 1958 American Technicolor romantic comedy film directed by Richard Quine, based on the successful Broadway play by John Van Druten and adapted by Daniel Taradash. It stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbor, played by James Stewart. Rounding out the supporting cast are Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Hermione Gingold and Elsa Lanchester. The film is considered Stewart's last as a romantic lead. During the Christmas holiday season, Greenwich Village witch Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak), a free spirit with a
Bell, book, and candle negotiations with Gregory's successor Pope Silvester II. The dramatic nature of the ritual has lent itself to frequent depictions in culture and media. It is referenced directly in the title of the 1958 film "Bell, Book and Candle", based on the play by John Van Druten. Bell, Book & Candle is the name of a restaurant in the West Village section of New York City. Bell, book, and candle The phrase "bell, book, and candle" refers to a Latin Christian method of excommunication by anathema, imposed on a person who had committed an exceptionally grievous sin. Evidently introduced by Pope