Have any forum members ever watched the classic movie 'Picnic' that was filmed in 1955 @ Hutchinson & Halstead,KS? After the Cowboys-Packers game tonight I'm getting a video of it out and going to watch it. Even though its a romance flick, it does have many interesting train scenes starring Missouri Pacific. The interesting part of this is somehow Santa Fe allowed the MP equipment to be used in the train scenes in Halstead and Mopac did not go through there. The very last shot of the flick is a MP train on 2nd st in Halstead next to the COOP elevator. If any of you are looking to watch a old school classic movie w/train scenes, I would recommend Picnic (William Holden & Kim Novak). Turner Classic runs it every so often.
Most scenes were filmed in Nickerson, which is 6 or 8 miles west of Hutch. The house where Kim Novak lived in the movie is still there, and if you're going to Hutch from Sterling you go right by it. They were going to tear it down several years ago, but better sense prevailed and they left it. They say William Holden was a cool guy and would associate with the townfolks, usually at one of the beer joints at night. I didn't realize that the train in the end of the movie was going to Halstead. If you think about it, for it's day, it was a pretty racy movie.
m
.....I watched the movie when it {then}, was in the theaters. At that time, I thought it was good and well done. So was Kim Novak.
Quentin
Kim Novak was a babe. Is she still with us?
.....Info I checked indicates she is still with us. 74 years old.
Probably still a babe.
....Yep, I'd bet she is.
Did a google search. Found a picture of her in 2003. Yep, she's still a babe.
For your next classic film watch Anatomy of a Murder ... for the C&NW scenes. It is often described as Jimmie Stewart's finest performance. It was written by a judge and the scenes of witness coaching are shown to law students and lawyers as clear violations of all ethics codes. Lee Remick is the female lead and is likely to appeal to Kim Novak fans. The score is by Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
Dave Nelson
My all-time favorite movie! Probably saw it 10-12 times in the theaters. I have it around here somewhere on tape, but I put the DVD on my Christmas list.
I always wanted to hop a freight, but never dared.
Modelcar wrote: .....I watched the movie when it {then}, was in the theaters. At that time, I thought it was good and well done. So was Kim Novak.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.