Picnic
Nov 18 1955
•2h 54m
•Drama, Romance
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.
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William Holden
Hal Carter
Kim Novak
Madge Owens
Rosalind Russell
Rosemary - The School Teacher
Betty Field
Flo Owens
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