(Pull My Daisy)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Genres:

Comedy,

Drama

Runtime:

26 minutes

Year:

1959

Directors:

Robert Frank

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Alan

Gregory

Peter

Milo

Crews:

Director

Writer

Director

Music