Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1956)

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.

Date of release
1956-08-31
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (257)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Joshua Logan

Casting

  • Marilyn Monroe — Cherie
  • Don Murray — Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
  • Arthur O'Connell — Virgil Blessing
  • Betty Field — Grace
  • Eileen Heckart — Vera
  • Robert Bray — Carl
  • Hope Lange — Elma Duckworth
  • Hans Conried — Life Magazine Photographer
  • Max Showalter — Life Magazine Reporter
  • Linda Brace — Evelyn (uncredited)
  • Mary Carroll — Cashier (uncredited)
  • J.M. Dunlap — Orville (uncredited)

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