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Bus Stop
Give this boy enough rope and he'll land Marilyn Monroe!
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$220000
Revenue
$7270000
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1956-08-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
228
Vote Average
6.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Marilyn Monroe
Cherie
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
Linda Brace
Evelyn (uncredited)
Mary Carroll
Cashier (uncredited)
J.M. Dunlap
Orville (uncredited)
Ed Fury
Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
Buddy Heaton
Clown (uncredited)
Fay L. Ivor
Rodeo Usher (uncredited)
Richard Culvert Johnson
Messenger (uncredited)
Terry Kelman
Gerald (uncredited)
Lucille Knox
Blonde on Street (uncredited)
Pete Logan
Announcer (uncredited)
Kate MacKenna
Elderly Passenger (uncredited)
Helen Mayon
Landlady (uncredited)
David McMahon
Ticket Taker at Bus (uncredited)
Cheerio Meredith
Woman in Bus Passenger Line (uncredited)
Del Moore
Man at Rodeo (uncredited)
Phil J. Munch
Preacher (uncredited)
Jim Katugi Noda
Japanese Cook (uncredited)
James O'Rear
Mr. Foster (uncredited)
Norman Papson
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Wilbur Plaugher
Clown (uncredited)
Edward G. Robinson Jr.
Cowboy (uncredited)
William Schub
Messenger (uncredited)
George Selk
Elderly Passenger (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Manager of Blue Dragon Nightclub (uncredited)
Bill Stanberry
Skinny Bull Rider (uncredited)
Greta Thyssen
Cover Girl (uncredited)
Casey Tibbs
Himself (uncredited)
Andy Womack
Clown (uncredited)
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