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Bus Stop

Bus Stop

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

19566.11h 35m

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.

Directed by Joshua Logan
Written by George Axelrod, William Inge
Produced by Marilyn Monroe, Buddy Adler
Box OfficeBudget: $220KRevenue: $7.3M

Top Cast

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Cherie

Don Murray

Don Murray

Beauregard 'Bo' Decker

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Virgil Blessing

Betty Field

Betty Field

Grace

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Vera

Robert Bray

Robert Bray

Carl

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Elma Duckworth

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Life Magazine Photographer

Max Showalter

Max Showalter

Life Magazine Reporter

L

Linda Brace

Evelyn (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

rodeomontanabusbus ridedinerbased on play or musicalcowboylassorodeo cowboyphoenix, arizonanaive young manônibus

About Bus Stop

Bus Stop is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1956 exploring themes of rodeo, montana, bus, bus ride, diner, based on play or musical. Directed by Joshua Logan, it stars Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell. 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.

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