Bus Stop (1956)

08/31/1956 (US) • 1h 36m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Don Murray

Beauregard 'Bo' Decker

Arthur O'Connell

Virgil Blessing

Hope Lange

Elma Duckworth

Hans Conried

Life Magazine Photographer

Max Showalter

Life Magazine Reporter


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$220,000.00

Revenue

$7,270,000.00

Keywords

rodeo

montana

bus

bus ride

diner

based on play or musical

cowboy

lasso

rodeo cowboy

phoenix, arizona

naive young man

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