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Director:
Victor Vicas
Writers:
Ivan Moffat (writer)
John Steinbeck (novel)
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Release Date:
27 May 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The Steinbeck people! The Steinbeck passions! The Steinbeck power!
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Jayne & Joan = FASCINATING! more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Joan Collins ... Alice Chicoy

Jayne Mansfield ... Camille Oakes
Dan Dailey ... Ernest Horton
Rick Jason ... Johnny Chicoy
Betty Lou Keim ... Norma , the counter girl

Dolores Michaels ... Mildred Pritchard
Larry Keating ... Elliott Pritchard

Robert Bray ... Morse
Kathryn Givney ... Mrs. Elliott (Bernice) Pritchard
Dee Pollack ... Ed 'Pimples' Carson

Will Wright ... Van Brunt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | 4-Track Stereo

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Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999) (TV) more

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Jayne & Joan = FASCINATING!, 3 September 2005
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Author: hilljayne from United States

You would expect a total bitchfest with a movie starring both legendary bombshell Jayne Mansfield and soap opera diva Joan Collins....but what you get is a fascinating film based on the John Steinbeck novel of a bus driver and his passengers and their adventures as they get detoured and sidetracked...both on the bus and in life. Joan Collins is the wife of driver Rick Jason (so gorgeous). It's a small and run down little bus that makes side trips. Joan Collins is the owner of a little restaurant who likes the bottle a bit too much. Unhappy with what has become of her life, she decides to "surprise" husband Jason mid-way through his bus trip. Jayne Mansfield is the shamed burlesque dancer on the way to a heavy paying gig in San Juan and gets caught up in the flirtation by a traveling salesman, played by Dan Dailey. Delores Pritchard gives a great performance as the "fast" daughter traveling with her parents on this trip. Also noteworthy is Betty Lou Keim who plays Norma. A really good ensemble piece that deserves a remastered DVD version.

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