BUS STOP

Bus Stop
20th Century-Fox, 1956, Color, 96 minutes, ***
Released August, 1956

Marilyn Monroe delivers what many acclaim to be her first serious acting performance in this dynamic drama full of humor, hope and passion. When a young and innocent cowboy (Murray) meets the girl of his dreams (Monroe) and decides to make her his wife, he forces her to board a bus headed for Montana. But the road is blocked and their journey is interrupted by an overnight stay at a diner that will change both their lives.One of Marilyn's best efforts

Produced by: Buddy Adler
Directed by: Joshua Logan
Assistant Director: Ben Kadish
Screenplay by: George Axelrod
Based on the play by William Inge
The Four Lads Sing "The Bus Stop Song" by Ken Darby
Music: Alfred Newman and Cyril J. Mockridge
Conducted by: Alfred Newman
Vocal Supervisor: Ken Darby
Orchestration: Edward B. Powell
Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, Mark-Lee Kirk
Set Decorations: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Executive Wardrobe Designer: Charles LeMaire
Costumes Designed by: Travilla
Makeup by: Ben Nye
Hair Styles by: Helen Turpin
Sound: Alfred Bruzlin, Harry M. Leonard
Director of Photography: Milton Krasner
Special Photographic Effects: Ray Kellogg
Filmed in CinemaScope, Color by De Luxe
Color Consultant: Leonard Doss
Film Editor: William Reynolds

Cast: Marilyn Monroe [Cherie], introducing 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 (credited as Casey Adams) [Magazine Reporter], Additional Cast: Linda Brace [Evelyn], Edward G. Robinson, Jr. [Cowboy]

Musical Program: [0:00] The Bus Stop Song (A Paper of Pins) (sung by The Four Lads behind titles); [0:04] The Bus Stop Song (A Paper of Pins) (excerpt sung by Arthur O'Connell and passengers on bus; theme music reprised throughout the film); [0:06] Kiss Me Quick and Go (short excerpt sung by Arthur O'Connell and passengers on bus); [0:14] Kiss Me Quick and Go (short excerpt sung by Don Murray in bath); [0:16] The Right Kind (?) (instrumental played by band in nightclub); [0:21] That Old Black Magic (sung by Marilyn Monroe in nightclub floor-show); [0:37] Parade (short excerpts of a number of marches, etc.); [0:57] Rye Whiskey (excerpt sung by Arthur O'Connell); [1:34] The Bus Stop Song (A Paper of Pins) (excerpt sung by Chorus behind end credits)