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Bus Stop (1956)

APPROVED  96 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  31 August 1956 (USA)
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A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana.

Director:

Joshua Logan

Writers:

George Axelrod (screenplay), William Inge (play)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marilyn Monroe ...
Cherie
Don Murray Don Murray ...
Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell ...
Betty Field Betty Field ...
Grace
Eileen Heckart ...
Vera
Robert Bray ...
Carl
Hope Lange ...
Elma Duckworth
Hans Conried Hans Conried ...
Life Magazine Photographer
Max Showalter Max Showalter ...
Life Magazine Reporter (as Casey Adams)
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Storyline

Innocent rodeo cowboy Bo falls in love with cafe singer Cherie in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles but he finds her and forces her to board the bus to his home in Montana. When the bus stops at Grace's Diner the passengers learn that the road ahead is blocked. By now everyone knows of the kidnaping, but Bo is determined to have Cherie. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Montana | Bus | Cowboy | Love | Singer  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Wrong Kind of Girl See more »

Filming Locations:

Ketchum, Idaho, USA See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Hope Lange. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Virgil has his guitar with him in the jeep on the way to catch the bus but boards without it and later on he plays it on the bus. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Beauregard 'Bo' Decker: Are you ready, Virge?
Virgil Blessing: Anytime.
Beauregard 'Bo' Decker: Turn him out!
[calf is released from chute]
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Connections

Referenced in Last Action Hero (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Bus Stop Song"
by Ken Darby
Sung by The Four Lads See more »