
Movie · drama
The Wayward Bus
1957 · 1h 27m · NR
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5.6/1019 votes
What is it about? The Wayward Bus
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Three strangers embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.
Genre: drama. Themes: bus, cafe, roadtrip.
Cast and crew The Wayward Bus
AllCreators
- Directed byVictor Vicas
- ScreenplayIvan Moffat
- Based on the novel byJohn Steinbeck
- MusicLeigh Harline
- CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
- EditingLouis R. Loeffler
Full cast and crew17 cast members, 21 crew
Cast:
- Joan Collins · Alice Chicoy
- Jayne Mansfield · Camille Oakes
- Dan Dailey · Ernest Horton
- Rick Jason · Johnny Chicoy
- Betty Lou Keim · Norma
- Dolores Michaels · Mildred Pritchard
- Larry Keating · Elliott Pritchard
- Robert Bray · Morse
- Kathryn Givney · Bernice Pritchard
- Dee Pollock · Pimples
- Will Wright · Van Brunt
- Milton Frome · Stanton
- Joe Devlin · Mike
- Roy Bourgeois
- Mary Carroll
- Harry Carter
- Tom Greenway
Crew:
- Victor Vicas · Director
- John Steinbeck · Novel
- Ivan Moffat · Screenplay
- Charles Brackett · Producer
- Louis R. Loeffler · Editor
- Charles G. Clarke · Director of Photography
- Leigh Harline · Original Music Composer
Trailer The Wayward Bus
ENThe Wayward Bus (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]May 8, 2019Movies like this The Wayward Bus
Details The Wayward Bus

- First theatrical release
- May 27, 1957
- Release in the US
- May 27, 1957
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- NR
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Worldwide gross
- $1.8M
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Wayward Bus?
1h 27m (87 minutes).
Who’s in The Wayward Bus?
Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey, Rick Jason, Betty Lou Keim, Dolores Michaels, Larry Keating, Robert Bray, Kathryn Givney, and Dee Pollock. Directed by Victor Vicas.
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