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Synopsis
In this cinemadaptation of William Inge's Broadway comedy Bus Stop, Marilyn Monroe is cast as Cherie, a fifth-rate nightclub chanteuse who captures the heart of Montana rodeo champ Bo (Don Murray). He, in turn, kidnaps Cherie and bundles her off to the roadside bus stop of the title. Gradually, the headstrong Bo learns that you can't rope a gal the same way you lasso a steer, but before this happens his face is rearranged by gallant bus driver Carl (Robert Bray). By this time, however, Cherie has fallen in love with her impulsive but basically good-hearted abductor. Others in the cast include Arthur O'Connell as Bo's level-headed travelling companion and "protector" Virgil, Betty Field as down-to-earth bus stop proprietress Grace, and Eileen Heckart as Cherie's confidante Vera. The film later inspired a 1961 TV series. A few TV prints of Bus Stop still exist bearing the alternate title Wrong Kind of Girl. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Casey Adams Life Reporter
Linda Brace Evelyn
Robert Bray Carl
Hans Conried Life Photographer
Betty Field Grace
Eileen Heckart Vera
Terry Kelman Gerald
Lucille Knox Blonde on Street
Hope Lange Elma Duckworth
Marilyn Monroe Cherie
Arthur O'Connell Virgil "Virge" Blessing
Henry Slate Manager of Nightclub
Greta Thyssen Cover Girl
Don Murray Bo Decker
Helen Mayon Landlady

Production Crew

Lyle Wheeler Art Director
Mark-Lee Kirk Art Director
Milton Krasner Cinematographer
Alfred Newman Composer (Music Score)
Cyril Mockridge Composer (Music Score)
Joshua Logan Director
William Inge Play Author
Buddy Adler Producer
George Axelrod Screenwriter
Year: 1956
Runtime: 96
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy
Romance

Color type
De Luxe Color

Produced by
20th Century Fox

Awards
1956 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1956 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
1956 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association