new york city,poetry,black and white,improvisation,beat generation,beat poetry,short film

Pull My Daisy (1959)

Poster for Pull My Daisy

Is Holy Holy?

Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alfred Leslie
  • Profile picture of Jack Kerouac
    Narrator (voice) Jack Kerouac
  • Profile picture of Allen Ginsberg
    Alan Allen Ginsberg
  • Profile picture of David Amram
    Mez McGillicuddy David Amram
  • Profile picture of Delphine Seyrig
    Milo's Wife Delphine Seyrig

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • poetry
  • black and white
  • improvisation
  • beat generation
  • beat poetry
  • short film