Bus Stop (1956)


Bus Stop
Release Date31 August 1956
Other NamesThe Wrong Kind of Girl
TaglineThe coming of age of Bo Decker...and the girl who made him a man!
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming Locations20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix4-Track Stereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Comedy, Melodrama
MoodOnly Human
ThemesOpposites Attract, Wedding Bells
TonesEasygoing, Heartwarming, Affectionate, Humorous
TagsBus Depot, Cowboy, Kidnap, Love, Marriage, Rodeo, Showgirl

Bus Stop, also known as The Wrong Kind of Girl, is a 1956 film 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 August 31, 1956.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Beauregard 'Bo' Decker

Virgil Blessing

Grace

Robert Bray
Carl

Elma Duckworth

Life Magazine Photographer

Life Magazine Reporter

Linda Brace
Evelyn

Budd Buster
Elderly passenger

Mary Carroll
Cashier

J.M. Dunlap
Orville

Ed Fury
Cowboy in Saloon

Buddy Heaton
Clown

Fay L. Ivor
Rodeo Usher

Richard Culvert Johnson
Messenger

Terry Kelman
Gerald

Lucille Knox
Blonde on Street

Pete Logan
Announcer

Kate MacKenna
Elderly Passenger

Jack Martin
Rodeo Cowboy

Helen Mayon
Landlady

David McMahon
Ticket Taker At Bus

Man at Rodeo

Phil J. Munch
Preacher

Jim Katugi Noda
Japanese Cook

James O'Rear
Mr. Foster

Wilbur Plaugher
Clown

William Schub
Messenger

Henry Slate
Manager of Blue Dragon Nightclub

Cover Girl

Casey Tibbs
Himself

Andy Womack
Clown

Director

Writer

George Axelrod

William Inge

Producer

producer

Original Music

Cyril J. Mockridge
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Cinematographer

Milton R. Krasner

Editor

William Reynolds
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Art Director

Mark-Lee Kirk
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Set Decorator

Paul S. Fox
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Walter M. Scott
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Costume Designer

Travilla
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Makeup Department

makeup artist

Helen Turpin
hair stylist

Allan Snyder
makeup artist: Miss Monroe

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ben Kadish
assistant director

Sound Department

Alfred Bruzlin
sound

Harry M. Leonard
sound

Special Effects

Ray Kellogg
special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

executive wardrobe designer

Sam Benson
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Leonard Doss
color consultant

Orven Schanzer
first assistant editor

Music Department

Ken Darby
vocal supervisor

conductor

Edward B. Powell
orchestrator

Other Crew

Roger L. Stevens
producer: original stage production

Robert Whitehead
producer: original stage production

Production Company

Marilyn Monroe Productions
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Phoenix Film Office
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Films directed by Joshua Logan
Bus Stop
Camelot (1967)
Ensign Pulver (1964)
Fanny (1961)
Picnic (1955)
Sayonara (1957)
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