Movie · comedy, drama
Bus Stop
1956 · 1h 35m
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Give this boy enough rope and he'll land Marilyn Monroe!
Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.
Genres: comedy, drama, romance. Themes: rodeo, montana, bus, bus ride, diner, cowboy.
Cast and crew Bus Stop
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Creators
- Directed byJoshua Logan
- ScreenplayGeorge Axelrod
- MusicCyril J. Mockridge
- MusicAlfred Newman
- CinematographyMilton Krasner
- EditingWilliam Reynolds
Full cast and crew37 cast members, 28 crew
Cast:
- Marilyn Monroe · Cherie
- Don Murray · Bo
- Arthur O'Connell · Virgil Blessing
- Betty Field · Grace
- Eileen Heckart · Vera
- Robert Bray · Carl
- Hope Lange · Elma Duckworth
- Hans Conried · Life Magazine Photographer
- Max Showalter · Life Magazine Reporter
- Linda Brace · Evelyn (uncredited)
- Mary Carroll · Cashier (uncredited)
- J.M. Dunlap · Orville (uncredited)
- Ed Fury · Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
- Buddy Heaton · Clown (uncredited)
- Fay L. Ivor · Rodeo Usher (uncredited)
- Richard Culvert Johnson · Messenger (uncredited)
- Terry Kelman · Gerald (uncredited)
- Lucille Knox · Blonde on Street (uncredited)
- Pete Logan · Announcer (uncredited)
- Kate MacKenna · Elderly Passenger (uncredited)
- Helen Mayon · Landlady (uncredited)
- David McMahon · Ticket Taker at Bus (uncredited)
- Cheerio Meredith · Woman in Bus Passenger Line (uncredited)
- Del Moore · Man at Rodeo (uncredited)
- Phil J. Munch · Preacher (uncredited)
- Jim Katugi Noda · Japanese Cook (uncredited)
- James O'Rear · Foster (uncredited)
- Norman Papson · Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Wilbur Plaugher · Clown (uncredited)
- Edward G. Robinson Jr. · Cowboy (uncredited)
- William Schub · Messenger (uncredited)
- George Selk · Elderly Passenger (uncredited)
- Henry Slate · Manager
- Bill Stanberry · Skinny Bull Rider (uncredited)
- Greta Thyssen · Cover Girl (uncredited)
- Casey Tibbs · Himself (uncredited)
- Andy Womack · Clown (uncredited)
Crew:
- George Axelrod · Screenplay
- Joshua Logan · Director
- Milton Krasner · Director of Photography
- Marilyn Monroe · Producer
- Cyril J. Mockridge · Original Music Composer
- Travilla · Costume Design
- Alfred Newman · Original Music Composer
- William Reynolds · Editor
- Buddy Adler · Producer
Trailer Bus Stop
ENThe Bus Stop (1956) trailerMay 20, 2010Movies like this Bus Stop
Details Bus Stop
- First theatrical release
- August 31, 1956
- Release in the US
- August 31, 1956
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Marilyn Monroe Productions, 20th Century Fox
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $220K
- Worldwide gross
- $7.3M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Bus Stop?
1h 35m (95 minutes).
Who’s in Bus Stop?
Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, Hope Lange, Hans Conried, Max Showalter, and Linda Brace. Directed by Joshua Logan.
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