Bus Stop
1956 · Movie · 1h 35m
ComedyDramaRomance
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Key crew
- George AxelrodScreenplay
- Joshua LoganDirector
- Cyril J. MockridgeOriginal Music Composer
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marilyn MonroeCherie
- Don MurrayBeauregard 'Bo' Decker
- Arthur O'ConnellVirgil Blessing
- Betty FieldGrace
- Eileen HeckartVera
- Robert BrayCarl
- Hope LangeElma Duckworth
- Hans ConriedLife Magazine Photographer
- Max ShowalterLife Magazine Reporter
- Linda BraceEvelyn (uncredited)
- Mary CarrollCashier (uncredited)
- J.M. DunlapOrville (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
rodeomontanabusbus ridedinerbased on play or musicalcowboylassorodeo cowboyphoenix, arizonanaive young man