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.
Bus Stop (1956) is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Joshua Logan, released on August 31, 1956 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell and Betty Field. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 252 ratings.
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Marilyn Monroe
as Cherie
Don Murray
as Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
Arthur O'Connell
as Virgil Blessing
Betty Field
as Grace
Eileen Heckart
as Vera
Robert Bray
as Carl
Hope Lange
as Elma Duckworth
Hans Conried
as Life Magazine Photographer
Max Showalter
as Life Magazine Reporter
Linda Brace
as Evelyn (uncredited)
Mary Carroll
as Cashier (uncredited)
J.M. Dunlap
as Orville (uncredited)
Directed by Joshua Logan, written by George Axelrod and William Inge, produced by Marilyn Monroe and Buddy Adler.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 252 ratings.
In her prime, which because of her death at any early age was all of her cinematic life, Monroe was a gorgeous force of nature very much underappreciated in her thespianism. Once I adjusted to Logan's directional style and to the rodeo and fish-out-of-water concepts, I really laid back and enjoyed this. Though it doesn't feature Marilyn's best singing--she portrays a bad singer, at least at the start--it does have…
Reviewed on March 17, 2016
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The main cast of Bus Stop (1956) includes Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field and Eileen Heckart. The film was directed by Joshua Logan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bus Stop was released on August 31, 1956 and runs for 1h 35m.
Bus Stop (1956) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 252 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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