Editing Picnic (1955 film) (section)

===Locations===
The extensive use of Kansas locations highlighted the naturalistic, small-town drama. ''Picnic'' was shot mostly around the [[Hutchinson, Kansas]] region.<ref name="tcmarticle"/> Other Kansas locations include:

* [[Halstead, Kansas|Halstead]] - Riverside Park is where the Labor Day picnic scenes were filmed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Riverside Park Bridge and Falls|url=http://www.kansastravel.org/riversidepark.htm|website=Kansas Travel|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Halstead Kansas|url=http://www.halsteadks.com/2182/Recreation-Events|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=SOP/>{{rp|10}} The merry-go-round and cable suspension footbridge, which spans the Little Arkansas River, still exist in the park on the north side of Halstead.<ref name="GD-Pinic"/>
* [[Nickerson, Kansas|Nickerson]] - the location of the two adjacent houses for the Owens family home and Mrs. Potts. It is where Hal (William Holden) "jumps a freight" to go to Tulsa and where Madge boards a bus in the last scene.<ref name=SOP/>{{rp|11}}  211 and 207 South Nickerson Street are the locations of the two houses, Avenue H was used for the final bus scene.  In the years since the filming, the rail spur was removed and replaced by Avenue G street, and the school was replaced with a modern school.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231203215318/https://www.georgeduning.com/soundtracks/Picnic/Picnic_Filming_Locations/Nickerson--Picnic_Filming_Locations.html Picnic filming locations in Nickerson]</ref>
* [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]] - the opening scene where Hal jumps off a train, then meets Alan (Cliff Robertson) at Alan's father's large house. This location is also used for the Saline River (where Madge kisses Hal) and the scene where Hal escapes from the police by running under a waterfall.<ref name=SOP/>{{rp|8–9}}  The train and river scene is located northeast of the intersection of Iron Avenue and 4th Street.<ref name="GD-Pinic">[https://web.archive.org/web/20250209180630/https://georgeduning.com/soundtracks/Picnic/Picnic.html Picnic filming location in Salina]</ref>  The Benson home is located at 417 East Country Club Road.
* [[Sterling, Kansas|Sterling]] - where the pre-picnic swim in the lake was filmed.<ref name=SOP/>{{rp|11}}  It was filmed at the Sterling Lake near Van Buren Street.
* [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] - where the roof top of grain elevator scene was filmed.  It is located on top of the elevator on the northwest corner of 4th Avenue and Halstead Street.

During filming of the picnic scenes in [[Halstead, Kansas]], a tornado swept through the area, forcing the cast and crew to take cover. While the storm spared the set, it destroyed the city of [[Udall, Kansas]], and the film crew drove their trucks and equipment there to help clean up the damage.<ref name=SOP>{{cite journal|last1=Shaffer|first1=Bill|title=The Summer of Picnic|journal=Kansas Heritage|date=Spring 2005|volume=13|issue=1|url=https://www.kshs.org/publicat/heritage/2005spring_shaffer.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/https://www.kshs.org/publicat/heritage/2005spring_shaffer.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref>{{rp|10}}

Heavy thunderstorms with tornado warnings repeatedly interrupted shooting of the scene on location, and it was completed on a backlot in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], where Holden (according to some sources){{specify|date=February 2014}} was "dead drunk" to calm his nerves.