Bus Stop 68 years old
Give this boy enough rope and he'll land Marilyn Monroe!
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.
Credits
Bus Stop Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marilyn Monroe She was 30, 36 years old when she died | as Cherie |
| Hans Conried He was 39, 64 years old when he died | as Life Magazine Photographer |
| Robert Bray He was 38, 65 years old when he died | as Carl |
| Arthur O'Connell He was 48, 73 years old when he died | as Virgil Blessing |
| Don Murray He was 27, now 95 years old | as Beauregard 'Bo' Decker |
| Max Showalter He was 39, 83 years old when he died | as Life Magazine Reporter |
| Cheerio Meredith She was 66, 74 years old when she died | as Woman in Bus Passenger Line |
| Hope Lange She was 22, 70 years old when she died | as Elma Duckworth |
| Betty Field She was 43, 60 years old when she died | as Grace |
| Eileen Heckart She was 37, 82 years old when she died | as Vera |
| Terry Kelman He was 8, now 77 years old | as Gerald (uncredited) |
Bus Stop Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| George Axelrod as Screenplay. He was 34 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| Mark-Lee Kirk as Art Direction. He was 61 (74) years old when He died | Art |
| Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 49 (82) years old when He died | Art |
| Milton Krasner as Director of Photography. He was 52 (84) years old when He died | Camera |
| Cyril J. Mockridge as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Alfred Bruzlin as Sound. | Sound |
| Charles Le Maire as Wardrobe Supervisor. He was 59 (88) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Ben Nye as Makeup Artist. He was 49 (79) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Helen Turpin as Hairstylist. He was 47 (82) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Harry M. Leonard as Sound. He was 56 (85) years old when He died | Sound |
| Joshua Logan as Director. He was 47 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
| William Reynolds as Editor. He was 46 (87) years old when He died | Editing |
| Ray Kellogg as Special Effects. He was 50 (75) years old when He died | Crew |
| Buddy Adler as Producer. He was 47 (51) years old when He died | Production |
| Travilla as Costume Design. He was 36 (70) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Ken Darby as Songs. He was 47 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Ken Darby as Vocal Coach. He was 47 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| William Inge as Theatre Play. He was 43 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
| Edward B. Powell as Orchestrator. He was 47 (75) years old when He died | Sound |
Bus Stop (68 years)
Give this boy enough rope and he'll land Marilyn Monroe!
- Release day: Friday, August 31, 1956
- Runtime: 96 minutes
- Budget: 220000.00
- Revenue: 7270000.00