- For the Play see Bus Stop.
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| Directed by | Joshua Logan |
| Produced by | Buddy Adler |
| Written by | George Axelrod William Inge |
| Starring | Marilyn Monroe Don Murray Arthur O'Connell Betty Field |
| Music by | Ken Darby Cyril J. Mockridge Alfred Newman Lionel Newman |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Editing by | William H. Reynolds |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | August 31, 1956 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
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Bus Stop, also known as The Wrong Kind of Girl, is a 1956 motion picture directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, and Hope Lange. The film was released on the 31 August 1956. Unlike most of Marilyn Monroe's movies, Bus Stop is neither a full-fledged comedy nor a musical, but rather a dramatic piece. Monroe does however sing one song: "That Old Black Magic" (by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer). Bus Stop was based on two plays by William Motter Inge, People in the Wind and Bus Stop.
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Award nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Don Murray
- Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Comedy or Musical - Marilyn Monroe
- Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer - Don Murray
- DGA for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Motion Picture - Joshua Logan
Cast
- Marilyn Monroe as Chérie
- Don Murray as Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
- Arthur O'Connell as Virgil Blessing
- Betty Field as Grace
- Eileen Heckart as Vera
- Robert Bray as Carl
- Hope Lange as Elma Duckworth
- Hans Conried as Life Magazine Photographer
- Max Showalter as Life Magazine Reporter (Casey Adams)
Plot Summary
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.
External links
- Bus Stop at the Internet Movie Database
