Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1956 · 96 min · EN · 6.1 (198 votes)
Dir. Joshua Logan · Starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray · Music Alfred Newman

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

ComedyDramaRomance

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.

VIBE

A charming and wistful journey about chasing dreams and finding love in unexpected places. It's a classic tale of hopeful hearts, set against a backdrop of wide-open spaces and the simple allure of a roadside diner.

wistfulcharmingheartfeltcomedicsteadyclassic Hollywoodromantic dramacharacter-drivenunrequited lovedreams vs. realityfatesmall-town life
rodeomontanabusbus ridedinerbased on play or musicalcowboylassorodeo cowboyphoenixarizonanaive young man
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