Bus Stop (1956)

  • NR
  • 08/31/1956 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 36m

Give this boy enough rope and he'll land Marilyn Monroe!

Overview

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.

George Axelrod

Screenplay

Joshua Logan

Director

Cast

Marilyn Monroe's headshot

Marilyn Monroe

Cherie
Don Murray's headshot

Don Murray

Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
Arthur O'Connell's headshot

Arthur O'Connell

Virgil Blessing
Betty Field's headshot

Betty Field

Grace
Eileen Heckart's headshot

Eileen Heckart

Vera
Robert Bray's headshot

Robert Bray

Carl
Hope Lange's headshot

Hope Lange

Elma Duckworth
Hans Conried's headshot

Hans Conried

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