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.
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Title: Bus Stop (1956)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Marilyn Monroe | ... | Chérie | |
| 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 (as Casey Adams) | |
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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 kidnapping, but Bo is determined to have Cherie. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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The coming of age of Bo Decker...and the girl who made him a man! See more »Parents Guide:
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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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(1942) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Marilyn Monroe
Later briefly sung by Don Murray
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Upon returning to Los Angeles for further filming after working in skimpy clothing in the cold of Sun Valley, Marilyn Monroe came down with bronchitis and then pneumonia and was hospitalized for 12 days. See more »Goofs
When Bo is fighting with Carl in the snow in front of the diner, the snow on his face and clothes appears and disappears as the camera angle shifts between them. 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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And Introducing / Don Murray See more »Soundtracks
That Old Black Magic(1942) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Marilyn Monroe
Later briefly sung by Don Murray
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20 September 1956 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
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$2,200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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As much as it pains me to criticise Marilyn, I must say that her performance in Bus Stop was an embarrassment. Her quasi-Southern accent is like nails on a chalkboard, sounding more like a speech impediment than any accent. The love story is totally unconvincing. Beau, the simpleminded cowboy, treats Cherie (Marilyn) like nothing more than cattle to the very end, yet she still falls for him. However, it is Marilyn, and she comes across as sweet & lovely as she ever has. It's a must-have for Marilyn fans simply because she tries so hard in this film (even if she does fail miserably), but if you want to see Marilyn in a very different role than the dizzy blonde we all know her as, rent "Niagra" or "Don't Bother To Knock". She did have talent, contrary to what her detractors will have you believe, but don't rent Bus Stop expecting to find any evidence of it.