Pull My Daisy (1959)
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.
Directed by: Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie
Top Billed Cast: Jack Kerouac, Denise Parker, Alice Neel
Runtime: 26 minutes
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Jack Kerouac
Narrator (voice)
Allen Ginsberg
Alan
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Gregory Corso
Gregory
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Peter Orlovsky
Peter
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Larry Rivers
Milo
David Amram
Mez McGillicuddy
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Richard Bellamy
Bishop
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Alice Neel
Bishop's Mother
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Sally Gross
Bishop's Sister
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Pablo Frank
Pablo, Milo's Son
Delphine Seyrig
Milo's Wife
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Denise Parker
Girl in Bed
