Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1956)

U
05/08/2002 (GB)
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.

  • Joshua LoganDirector
  • George AxelrodScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $220,000

  • Revenue

    $7,270,000

Keywords

  • rodeo
  • montana
  • bus
  • bus ride
  • diner
  • based on play or musical
  • cowboy
  • lasso
  • rodeo cowboy
  • phoenix, arizona
  • naive young man

Top Billed 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

Linda Brace

Evelyn (uncredited)

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