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Bus Stop

Bus Stop

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 31, 1956

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

User Score

61%

Original Title

Bus Stop

Production Companies

Marilyn Monroe Productions, 20th Century Fox

Director

Joshua Logan

Budget

$220,000

Revenue

$7,270,000

Description

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.